Which institution gives the final approval to the State budget every year?
¿Qué institución da el visto bueno final a los presupuestos del Estado cada año?
- AEl Gobierno por decretoThe Government, by decree
- BEl Tribunal de CuentasThe Tribunal de Cuentas
- CLas Cortes GeneralesThe Cortes Generales
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✓ Las Cortes Generales
The Presupuestos Generales del Estado (the State budget) are prepared by the Government, but they are approved by Parliament, that is, the Cortes Generales (the Spanish parliament). This way the deputies and senators control how much money is spent and on what. The Tribunal de Cuentas (the Court of Audit) does not approve them: it checks afterwards how they were spent. If Parliament does not approve the budget for a year, the previous year's budget is extended.
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