Public auditors will take into account insights of experts

“Discussions, which took place in the National Audit Office for the first time and were aimed at drafting performance audit programme for the following year were successful, as well as useful to public auditors,“ says Auditor General Rasa Budbergytė assessing cycle of discussions, which took place the previous week: “Competitive Economy: Are We Following the Right Way?“. Ms Budbergytė underlined that the following year public auditors will pay a lot of attention to the analysis of competitiveness of Lithuania‘s economy, therefore thoughts expressed in discussions will be useful when formulating specific performance audit topics and directions. “We are grateful to all those who participated in the discussions, made interesting presentations, as well as shared knowledge with our auditors,“ said the Auditor General.

The event saw civil servants, scientists, representatives of business and non-governmental organizations, as well as experts from various fields discussing the efficient use of energy, development of science and technology valleys, development of regional policy, as well as ensuring competitive conditions for businesses. Participants of the discussions raised a lot of State economy management issues, which reveals that the State can and has to look for ways to more economically and efficiently use the limited financial resources. “Competition is a reliable engine for economy, it helps to improve the welfare, create new jobs, and implement international obligations,“ said Ms Budbergytė in the discussion. “Only increasing the competitiveness of the State we may hope that we will succeed in overcoming the challenges of this period and implementing strategic goals set in the Government Programme,“ she added.

It is expected that the cycle of discussions will become a traditional part of strategic planning in the National Audit Office helping public auditors to go into public sector problems and search for their solutions and strengthening ties between the National Audit Office and various public groups.