Análise da transparência na divulgação de restos a pagar pelo Governo Federal

Abstract

The major issue to be dealt with in this research work consists in reviewing the transparency of the accounting information made public by the Federal Government in respect of remainder payables. In the attainment of this general research objective three specific objectives were drafted, namely: (i) to identify the necessary accounting requirements to the production of transparent information; (ii) to verify the existence of cancellation of remainder payables and their respective effects, both as to the Remainder Payables and the Executed Expenses; (iii) to examine the research findings under the light of the applicable theory, so as to indicate possible failures related to the transparency matrix. With a view towards attaining the first specific objective, still at the theoretical foundation, a transparency matrix was designed, representing the necessary presuppositions to the production of a transparent accounting information system. The research work is classified as explanatory as to its objectives; as documental analysis as to the procedures and a qualitative approach was carried as to the problematique. The period was delimited to the 2002-2006 period and the data have been drawn from the functional classification of the expenditure. The results of the work have indicated a compromising in the transparency ranging from null to full in the functions under review. Such results, therefore, have allowed us to conclude that the publication carried out by the Government relative to the remainder payables and the executed expenses have failed to present themselves as transparent in a great number of functions.