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Sustainability Assessment of Portuguese Local Governments (2009 to 2017): Accounting Information and Public Governance

Sustainability Assessment of Portuguese Local Governments (2009 to 2017): Accounting Information and Public Governance
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Author(s): Paula Gomes dos Santos (Lisbon Accounting and Business School, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal)and Carla Martinho (Lisbon Accounting and Business School, Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Portugal)
Copyright: 2020
Pages: 25
Source title: Financial Determinants in Local Re-Election Rates: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Ana Maria Cunha (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal), Augusta Ferreira (University of Aveiro, Portugal), Maria José Fernandes (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal)and Patrícia Gomes (Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave, Portugal)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-7820-8.ch004

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Abstract

Public governance must ensure financial sustainability. This investigation aims to assess Portuguese local governments financial sustainability as the ability to service the upcoming obligations in commercial transactions (under the Late Payment Directive framework) and to study if accounting information enables public local governance with greater transparency and accountability about their financial sustainability. The study will focus on the 308 Portuguese local governments from 2009 to 2017. The number of local governments with average payment periods (PMPs) within 30 days had an increasing tendency. However, their adjusted average payment periods greatly exceed the 30 days, which means limited financial sustainability. In 2017, only 29% of the local governments have an adjusted PMP within 30 days against the 63% if it is used the officials PMPs. Therefore, accounting information does not enable public governance with greater transparency and accountability about Portuguese local government financial sustainability.

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