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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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta is the general controller who presented a report on the law being discussed and confirmed that the data used by Cisneros was based on budgetary information.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta is the contralora who was asked to resign by Laura Fernández.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta is the general controller of the Republic of Costa Rica who has been asked to resign by the elected president Laura Fernández.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta is the general controller of the Republic whose resignation was requested by Laura Fernández.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta is the current general controller of the Republic, whose management has been criticized by Laura Fernández for relevant failures in public finance oversight.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta is the person currently leading the Contraloría General de la República, whose term will end in May 2028.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta is the current contralora general of the República and has faced scrutiny from various presidential candidates.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta is the general controller who received the report regarding Mónica Taylor's appointment.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta is the Contralora General de la República who had a notable confrontation with Laura Fernández and Rodrigo Chaves.
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Costa Rica:
Marta Acosta is the contralora involved in the legal actions taken by the cooperatives against the Contraloría General.
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