Marta Acosta
Marta Acosta is the General Controller of the Republic of Costa Rica, known for her strong advocacy for transparency and accountability in public spending. Recently, she has been in the news for warning legislators about a proposed reform to the General Law on Public Procurement, which she argues could undermine essential control mechanisms over public resources, potentially allowing for arbitrary contractor selection without proper oversight.
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
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| Costa Rica | 5 | 6.00 | 0.34% | +20% | 5,094,118 | 20,486 | $62,000 | 249$ |
| Totals | 5 | 5,094,118 | 20,486 | $62,000 | 249$ |
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Each country's color is based on "Mentions" from the table above.
Recent Mentions
Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta is the general controller of the Republic who proposed a long-term vision for fiscal climate policy.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta emphasized the government's debt with the CCSS has increased tenfold.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta is the comptroller who may potentially obstruct the megacárcel project.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta explained to the President of the Republic, Rodrigo Chaves, the government's intended method for purchasing drug scanners from Racsa.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta is mentioned as the contralora whose resignation was also demanded in the march.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta is the contralora mentioned in relation to the potential blocking of the prison project.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta was mentioned as potentially obstructing the megacárcel project.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta, the General Comptroller, was mentioned as one of Chaves' political adversaries.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta was reproached by Chaves for her role as the head of a discredited institution.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta is the general controller who also receives a salary of ¢5.74 million.
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