News - Operational management in central government

1. 2025 draft budgets: transparent finances, abstract goals

   A good budget is the starting point for good accountability for expenditure and results. Every year, the Netherlands Court of ...

   News item | 24-09-2024 | 16:00

2. Approach to acting with integrity varies among ministries

   Suspected integrity breaches not always reported  While confidential counsellors at ministries are in a position to perform their ...

   News item | 10-09-2024 | 06:45

3. Productivity of implementing organisations: generic average does not reflect complex reality

   At the request of the House of Representatives, the Netherlands Court of Audit has investigated developments in the productivity ...

   News item | 05-06-2024 | 16:00

4. Cost to the Netherlands government of Flight MH17 disaster at least €166 million.

   At the government’s request, the Netherlands Court of Audit has assessed in detail the cost to government organisations and ...

   News item | 29-02-2024 | 11:40

5. Businesses pay off €26 billion of corona tax debts, but €5.7 billion at risk

   Capacity problems at the Tax and Customs Administration During the corona pandemic, businesses and the self-employed were granted ...

   News item | 06-02-2024 | 18:00

6. 71% of our recommendations lead to action

   The Progress Monitor 2023 shows that 71% of our recommendations lead to action by a minister or state secretary. This is in line ...

   News item | 28-09-2023 | 14:00

7. Room for underspending in Accountability Audit

   The Netherlands Court of Audit informed the House of Representatives by letter of 28 September 2023 how it would deal with the ...

   News item | 28-09-2023 | 14:00

8. First letters commenting on draft budgets 2023

   The Netherlands Court of Audit sends letters every year with points for attention that parliament can consider in its debate of ...

   News item | 28-09-2022 | 09:00

9. Confiscation of the proceeds of crime

   Much sown, meagre harvest Under the motto ‘crime must not pay’, additional budgets of at least €634.1 million were released ...

   News item | 08-06-2022 | 16:30

10. Improvements combating money laundering, time for the next step

    Disclosure system not yet optimal Private parties are disclosing more unusual transactions, law enforcement agencies are ...

    News item | 08-06-2022 | 16:30