Accounts Chamber of Russia
parliamentary body of financial control in the Russian Federation
Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation (Russian: Счётная палата Российской Федерации) is the parliamentary body of financial control in the Russian Federation.
History
The prototype of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation was the Chamber-collegium established by Peter I in 1718 for the management of state taxes and some sectors of the state economy. Prior to that time, the treasury of Russian tsars was a mess. The founder of the Court of Auditors was Petr Lukich Aksenov. In 1719, he introduced to the Russian government the written balance of income and expenditure of money in the state treasury, and gave the Emperor a weekly report of capital flows. Moreover, Petr Aksenov defined the form of accounting for the Chambers-collegium and teach it local clerk and officials from all Russia. In 1725, the Senate determined Peter Aksenov kamerirom, and in 1731 Secretary.
The office of State Comptroller existed in the Russian Empire from 1811 to 1918. It was then replaced by People's Commissariat of same name and in 1920 by Rabkrin.
Status
Status of the Accounting Chamber of the Russian Federation by the Constitution of Russia and the Federal Law "On the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation", according to which the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation is a permanent body of financial control, which is formed by the Federal Assembly, the bicameral parliament of Russia and accountable to him.
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