Hugo Arias Fabian, president of the Chamber of Accounts, the official body entrusted with auditing the government, complained that the big problem with government accountability is that there are no legal mechanisms to oblige anyone to give information on budgets carried out by government entities. The press carried his comments after he explained that his department auditors have been prevented from accessing necessary information at the National Lottery. He said that a major government accounting overhaul is needed so that the Chamber of Accounts can obtain reliable information on the budget exercise.
