Commentary: Performance Information Impact on Legislators: A Blessing or Otherwise?

• Author: Michel Huissoud
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/puar.12759
• Published date: 01 May 2017
• Date: 01 May 2017

Performance Information Impact on Legislators: A Blessing or Otherwise? 379

Michel Huissoud has led the Swiss

Federal Audit Office since 2014. He trained

as a tax attorney and earned certification

as an information systems auditor as well

as an internal auditor. He has taught at

a number of Swiss universities as guest

lecturer.

E-mail: michel.huissoud@efk.admin.ch

Commentary

A lot is being done to find out whether

administrations are profitable and effective.

The Swiss Federal Audit Office (SFAO)

frequently conducts performance audits and

evaluations of public policies to verify that taxpayers’

money is well spent. Such studies contribute to

improving the conduct of public servants, or so we

hope.

But what about legislators? Are they influenced by

such studies of profitability when dealing with budget

proposals or legislative drafts? The article by Labinot

Michel Huissoud

Swiss Federal Audit Office, Switzerland

Performance Information Impact on Legislators:

A Blessing or Otherwise?