ZAGREB, Nov 30 (Hina) - Irregularities identified by the state audit are decreasing every year, however, there are still cases of unauthorised spending, the law on procurement is not respected, and there is no internal control,
Croatia's Chief Auditor Sima Krasic said on Friday, informing the parliament about a report on audits carried out during 2000. Units of local self-government and administration often have difficulty collecting their claims, seek loans exceeding allowed limits and spend money for purposes other than designated, Krasic said. A total of 896 subjects were included in the audit, with some 90 billion kuna of budgetary funds and pension and health insurance, local administration and self-government funds having been audited. Krasic said that in 2002 the Audit Office would reduce the scope of its regular duties. The Office will continue carrying out compulsory annual audits and direct all other activ
ZAGREB, Nov 30 (Hina) - Irregularities identified by the state
audit are decreasing every year, however, there are still cases of
unauthorised spending, the law on procurement is not respected, and
there is no internal control, Croatia's Chief Auditor Sima Krasic
said on Friday, informing the parliament about a report on audits
carried out during 2000.
Units of local self-government and administration often have
difficulty collecting their claims, seek loans exceeding allowed
limits and spend money for purposes other than designated, Krasic
said.
A total of 896 subjects were included in the audit, with some 90
billion kuna of budgetary funds and pension and health insurance,
local administration and self-government funds having been
audited.
Krasic said that in 2002 the Audit Office would reduce the scope of
its regular duties. The Office will continue carrying out
compulsory annual audits and direct all other activities to the
audit of ownership transformation and privatisation, to be
completed by 1 January 2003.
In a debate about the audit of ownership transformation and
privatisation in 2000, MPs concluded that the audit process should
be accelerated and the Audit Office given more funds so that it
could deal with the problem.
Most MPs called for extending the legal deadline for the
privatisation audit. They also suggested, among else, that the
Audit Office also investigate the origin of the money some
individuals bought factories with, becoming rich overnight.
The parliament will vote about the report next week.
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