Public Audit Programme: focus on promoting competitiveness
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The Auditor General Ms Rasa Budbergytė approved the Public Audit
Programme 2010 which is mostly focussed on evaluation of
developing a competitive economy. According to Ms Budbergytė in
the context of economic crisis it is necessary not only to look
for new possibilities to more effectively use public finance and
other assets but also relying on existing means to promote
business development and increase its competitiveness. |
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we on the Right Way? State officials, scientists, representatives of
business and non-governmental organisations, experts from different
sectors were invited to take part in the discussions sharing their views
on effective use of energy, creation of science and technology valleys,
development of regional policy and ensuring competitive business
environment.
As every year the National Audit Office will submit to the Seimas (Parliament)
opinions on the accounts of state budget execution, state property,
state debt and conclusion on draft state budget for the next year.
This year auditors will finish 14 performance audits and provide
conclusions and recommendations concerning protection of freedom of fair
competition, development of small and medium businesses, territorial
planning, organisation of territorial management and other issues
relating to promotion of competitiveness.
Besides, 33 new performance audits will be started. Auditors will
analyse situation in the systems of social care, obligatory health
insurance, pharmaceutical provision, will evaluate how renovation of
apartment buildings, water supply are organised, how National Programme
for Promotion of Energy Efficiency is implemented, how scientific
research and experimental activity is funded.
The National Audit Office will examine the reconstruction process of the
Palace of the Rulers of Grand Duchy of Lithuania, readiness of
municipalities to take over responsibilities of the County Governors
Administrations that are currently being abolished.
Recently adopted Amendment to the Law on State Control provides
possibility to include audit on drafting and execution of the budget of
the Bank of Lithuania (central bank of the Republic of Lithuania) into
the audit programme.
In June the National Audit Office will provide opinions on fairness of
financial accounts and lawfulness of management of financial and
economic operations and property in 79 state institutions and
municipalities.
Those audits will demonstrate how 86 per cent of budget appropriations
were used. Besides, this year 94 financial audits will be started in
state institutions and municipalities which are allocated more than 50
million Litas special targeted subsidies a year.
Other state institutions and municipalities are audited at least once in
five years.
The National Audit Office will also conduct eight obligatory audits of
the European Union assistance following Council and Commission
regulations main attention will be devoted to the implementation of
projects in the area of environment protection and transport. Those
audits reports will be submitted to the European Commission. Besides,
when conducting performance audits auditors will evaluate effectiveness
of use of European funds as well.
Development of information technologies and problems related to their
introduction require ongoing attention from the National Audit Office to
this area. Three information systems audits are included into the Public
Audit Programme 2010. Those audits will evaluate the use of personal
identity documents, introduction of electronic transport tickets and
passenger information system in Vilnius, Klaipėda and Lithuanian railway
system as well as development of health electronic information system.