Remember that the head of the Treasury held various meetings with businessmen in the United States and Canada to strengthen foreign investment in our country, called Chile Day. In this context, he was consulted on the controversy over the transfers of one million dollars signed between the Seremi de Vivienda in Antofagasta and the Fundación Democracia Viva -linked to the Revolución Democrática-. Marcel was clear in describing what happened as “disappointing” and spoke of the urgency of reforming the Government Audit Unit.

As part of Chile Day, the Minister of Finance, Mario-Marceladdressed the case of Democracia Viva which has taken hold of the political agenda in recent weeks.

It should be recalled that the head of the Treasury held various meetings with businessmen in the United States and Canada with a view to strengthening foreign investment in our country.

In this context, he was consulted on the controversy over the transfers of one million dollars signed between the Seremi de Vivienda in Antofagasta and the Fundación Democracia Viva -linked to the Revolución Democrática-. Marcel was clear in describing what happened as “disappointing” and spoke of the urgency of reforming the Government Audit Unit.

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In detailing the direct allocation of funds, he specified in the Financial newspaper the one that was created from the modifications of the finance law in 2015. This made it possible to transfer resources from the State to private non-profit entities. In the opinion of the head of the tax portfolio, this has created exceptions that have widened and become distorted over the years.

Minister Marcel announced in the media that a project will be launched which will aim to update the audit unit of the general government. The head of the Treasury said that there is an audit created under the government of Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, but it was never institutionalized, so he believes it is time to reflect on it.

Likewise, he added the need to professionalize all internal auditing and that it not remain solely in the hands of a person trusted by the head of department. He also noted that the audits must work in collaboration with the Comptroller General of the Republic, who will do the work of an external audit.