The Minister of Finance, Mechkat Slama Khaldi, chaired this morning at the ministry’s headquarters a meeting of the body of the National Council for Public Accounting Standards, in the presence of Council members and several senior officials of the ministry.
The meeting was devoted to examining the activity of the Council’s structures as well as presenting the work program for the years 2026 and 2027. It also provided an opportunity to present and debate four draft standards for public accounting, as well as a draft interpretative opinion, with a view to gathering the members’ views and proceeding to their approval.
The drafts under consideration concern:
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the state accounts standard relating to the components of the treasury;
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the state accounts standard concerning the cash flow statement;
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the interpretative opinion on government charges;
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the state accounts standard for local authorities relating to the presentation of financial statements;
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the state accounts standard for public establishments subject to the Public Accounting Code, relating to tangible fixed assets.
On this occasion, the Minister of Finance stressed the importance of continuing the process of modernisation and development of the State’s accounting system, in a context marked by growing challenges in the effective management of public finances. She emphasized the need to rely on modern accounting standards, enabling rigorous maintenance of public accounts and the preparation of financial statements that faithfully reflect the State’s financial position and its budgetary performance. These tools are, in her view, essential to meet the needs of the various users of financial information, support decision-making, and strengthen financial transparency.
The minister also praised the efforts deployed by the Council’s structures, highlighting in particular the work accomplished by a young team drawn from the new generation of leadership working within the Council’s general secretariat. She underscored the quality of the standards and the interpretative opinion developed, deemed compliant with the national legal and regulatory framework, with the administrative organization and the country’s economic realities, while aligning with international standards in force in the public sector.
In the same spirit, the minister called for a strengthening of coordination and joint work among all stakeholders, as well as greater responsiveness, in order to accelerate the development of the public finances information system. This effort aims to ensure the effective implementation of the new standards at an operational level.
Following the deliberations, the members of the body of the National Council for Public Accounting Standards expressed their clear principle agreement on the presented draft standards and the interpretative opinion, thus paving the way for their official adoption by decision of the Minister of Finance.
