Office of the Comptroller General of Venezuela

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The Office of the Comptroller General of Venezuela is the supreme audit institution responsible for overseeing and controlling the use of public funds and ensuring financial accountability within the Venezuelan state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government agency
supreme audit institution
belongsToCategory Government agencies of Venezuela
Supreme audit institutions
canImpose administrative disqualifications from public office
fines for fiscal responsibility
capitalCityOfJurisdiction Caracas
collaboratesWith Ombudsman of Venezuela
People’s Defender (Defensoría del Pueblo) of Venezuela
Public Ministry of Venezuela
country Venezuela
goal ensure financial accountability of the Venezuelan state
governmentBranch public power of citizen branch of Venezuela
hasAuthorityTo issue binding administrative decisions in fiscal responsibility cases
order audits and inspections
request information from public entities
headquartersCountry Venezuela
headquartersLocation Caracas
jurisdiction Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
linked to: Venezuela
languageOfWork Spanish
legalBasis Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela
Organic Law of the Office of the Comptroller General of the Republic and the National Fiscal Control System
legalForm constitutional body
memberOf National Fiscal Control System of Venezuela
nativeName Contraloría General de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
oversightArea use of public funds in Venezuela
partOf Citizen Power of Venezuela
primaryFunction audit of public sector entities
external control of public funds
imposition of administrative sanctions for fiscal responsibility
oversight of public revenues and expenditures
prevention and detection of administrative corruption
promotion of transparency in public administration
reportsTo National Assembly of Venezuela
responsibleFor evaluation of economy in use of public resources
evaluation of effectiveness of public management
evaluation of efficiency of public management
evaluation of legality of public spending
scopeOfAuthority decentralized public entities
national public administration
public officials managing public funds
state-owned enterprises
sector anti-corruption
public finance oversight
shortName Contraloría General de la República
supervises internal control units of public entities
typeOfControl external audit
subsequent control of public management

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Government of Venezuela includesBody Office of the Comptroller General of Venezuela
Office of the Attorney General of Venezuela coordinatesWith Office of the Comptroller General of Venezuela
Office of the Comptroller General of Venezuela nativeName Contraloría General de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela
linked to: Office of the Comptroller General of Venezuela
People’s Defender (Ombudsman) of Venezuela coEqualsWith Comptroller General of the Republic of Venezuela
linked to: Office of the Comptroller General of Venezuela