The article, first of all, highlights the reasons for a modern reflection on the spending commitment, from the perspective of the current physiognomy of public accounting law. Among these reasons, in particular: the changes in the legal and institutional context following the reform of Title V, Cost.; administrative reforms in the sense of result-based administration and, above all, the impact of European financial rules on national finance and the introduction of budget balance. The resulting accounting reforms triggered the process of harmonization of public budgets, of which one of the fundamental characteristics is that of having juridified uniform technical rules, defined as accounting principles (general and applied). Among these, due to its impact on the spending commitment, the study pays particular attention to the accounting principle of enhanced financial competence. The principle, which involves the attribution of the commitment to the financial year in which the obligation expires, strengthens the relationship between accrual and cash (both in the forecasting and management phases), thus positively impacting the timing of payments, on the containment of residual liabilities and on the creation of new debt.
L’articolo, in primo luogo, mette in evidenza le ragioni di una moderna riflessione sull’impegno di spesa, nell’ottica dell’attuale fisionomia del diritto contabile pubblico. Tra queste ragioni, in particolare: le modifiche del contesto ordinamentale e istituzionale in seguito alla riforma del Titolo V, Cost; le riforme amministrative nel senso dell’amministrazione di risultato e, soprattutto, l’incidenza delle regole finanziarie europee sulla finanza nazionale e l’introduzione dell’equilibrio di bilancio. Le conseguenti riforme contabili hanno innescato il processo di armonizzazione dei bilanci pubblici, del quale una delle caratteristiche fondamentali è quella di aver giuridificato regole tecniche uniformi, definite principi contabili (generali e applicati). Tra questi, per l’incidenza proprio sull’impegno di spesa, lo studio dedica particolare attenzione al principio contabile della competenza finanziaria potenziata. Il principio, che comporta l’imputazione dell’impegno all’esercizio nel quale l’obbligazione viene a scadenza, rafforza la relazione tra competenza e cassa (sia nel momento previsionale che in quello gestionale), incidendo, così, positivamente sui tempi dei pagamenti, sul contenimento dei residui passivi e sulla creazione di nuovo debito.
L'impegno di spesa nel bilancio armonizzato: in equilibrio tra indirizzo e gestione
Livia Mercati
2021
Abstract
The article, first of all, highlights the reasons for a modern reflection on the spending commitment, from the perspective of the current physiognomy of public accounting law. Among these reasons, in particular: the changes in the legal and institutional context following the reform of Title V, Cost.; administrative reforms in the sense of result-based administration and, above all, the impact of European financial rules on national finance and the introduction of budget balance. The resulting accounting reforms triggered the process of harmonization of public budgets, of which one of the fundamental characteristics is that of having juridified uniform technical rules, defined as accounting principles (general and applied). Among these, due to its impact on the spending commitment, the study pays particular attention to the accounting principle of enhanced financial competence. The principle, which involves the attribution of the commitment to the financial year in which the obligation expires, strengthens the relationship between accrual and cash (both in the forecasting and management phases), thus positively impacting the timing of payments, on the containment of residual liabilities and on the creation of new debt.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.