SwitzerlandCommunes vaudoises 13 · Your commune in Vaud
Who adopts the budget and the accounts of a municipality in Vaud?
In the exam (French)
Qui adopte le budget et les comptes d'une commune vaudoise ?
- aThe municipal or general council (conseil communal ou général)Le conseil communal ou généralCorrect answer
- bThe municipal executive (municipalité), without any voteLa municipalité, sans aucun vote
- cThe district prefect concerned (préfet)Le préfet du district concerné
- dThe cantonal Council of State (Conseil d'État)Le Conseil d'État du canton
Why?
The municipal or general council adopts the budget and the accounts and oversees the management. The municipal executive prepares them and carries out the budget.
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Our own practice questions, written in French on the facts of the Federal Constitution and official information from the Confederation and the cantons of Vaud and Geneva. They are not the questions of the cantonal tests, and no text from the official cantonal or communal lists is reused. Each question was written, answered blind and fact-checked in separate rounds. The English translation and the explanations are ours, made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in French. We are not affiliated with the Confederation, the cantons or the communes.
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