These recommendations go even further than strict respect for EU rules, since they take into account future requirements stemming from the ageing population. Moreover, the High Council of Finance, which also comprises experts appointed by the Communities and Regions, contributes to ensuring the necessary coordination between the various levels of power that make up the country’s system of government.
It effectively transposes the general objectives for all the public authorities into specific recommendations for each entity. These are given a formal setting in cooperation agreements between the federal government and the communities and regions, a sort of internal stability pact. We could look at it as an example of good practice.