We have previously recommended that financial reporting within the WGA should be improved by providing more detailed disclosures to ensure that users of the account have the comprehensive information needed to understand the public finances.39 WGA is increasingly important to ensuring accountability for public spending on key areas of public interest, for example, it has the potential to help the public and Parliament understand the current and likely future impact of EU Exit on the public fi...

We have previously recommended that financial reporting within the WGA should be improved by providing more detailed disclosures to ensure that users of the account have the comprehensive information needed to understand the public finances.39 WGA is increasingly important to ensuring accountability for public spending on key areas of public interest, for example, it has the potential to help the public and Parliament understand the current and likely future impact of EU Exit on the public finances overall.40 While the WGA 2018–19 did include an estimate of the future liability related to the financial settlement with the EU, it did not inclu Type: conclusion | Number: 19 | Response status: under_consideration