WILLEMSTAD - Major reforms under Curaçao’s Landspakket agreement with the Netherlands are running behind schedule, particularly in the areas of financial management and public sector efficiency, according to the latest assessment by the General Audit Chamber.

The Landspakket — part of the Kingdom-wide reform framework signed by Curaçao and the Netherlands in 2020 — contains eight thematic areas, three of which directly affect the island’s public accounts: financial administration, public sector effectiveness, and taxes.

The Audit Chamber’s review shows that within the “Financial Management” component, only 59 percent of the planned subprojects are on track. Delays are even more severe in the “Costs and Effectiveness of the Public Sector” area, where just 9 out of 27 projects are progressing as planned. The remainder are either off schedule or awaiting higher-level government decisions.

Persistent understaffing and slow decision-making were cited as main causes of the delays. The Chamber warns that these setbacks jeopardize Curaçao’s goal of building a transparent and accountable public administration capable of earning international confidence.

The report concludes that both the Roadmap 2026 and the Landspakket measures “are not being executed with the urgency required,” risking another year without a positive audit opinion and delaying broader institutional reforms aimed at strengthening governance and fiscal discipline.