The Lower House Constitutional Affairs
and labour committees on Thursday voted to strip the Audit Court
of 'concomitant' oversight powers on the National Recovery and
Resilience Plan (NRRP) in an amendment to a civil service reform
decree.
NRRP Minister Raffaele Fitto meanwhile explained that the court
would still have powers to review the plan after it is
implemented, only losing the powers while it is being
implemented.
The court had voiced dismay at reports it would be wholly
stripped of these powers, and court officials met government
representatives including Fitto on Thursday.
The amendment removes the so-called concurrent control of the
Court on all expenditure of monies from the post-COVID EU
recovery fund.
It also extends by one year, until 30 June 2024, the so-called
shield on the rules on fiscal damage.
The curbing of the court's NRRP oversight powers comes after the
justices criticised delays to the implementation of the plan.
Photo: minister in charge of NRRP, European affairs chief
Raffaele Fitto
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