By RFPosted on 21-11-2019Modified on 21-11-2019 at 12:44
After the adoption of the budget law, the Congolese National Assembly will look into the accounts of 2018. The Court of Auditors has submitted its report which reveals serious "mismanagement" and glaring slippage of the expenditure of certain institutions, with a deficit for the Congolese state of some 140 million dollars.
The Court of Auditors denounces above all the explosion of extrabudgetary expenditure. Exceeding the envelope allocated to remuneration or operation. Explosion also in the category " supplies and small equipment " or " other services ", an excess of 11% of current expenditure in all.
These overruns are blatant for some institutions such as the Presidency of the Republic, the Prime Minister, the Defense, the Interior and even the Finance and Budget yet responsible for controlling spending. But not all institutions have benefited from the same largesse. Some did not spend all their lines of credit. This is the case of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or even the political opposition recognized by Congolese law since 2007. The Court speaks of a paradox in unequal treatment.
The Court of Auditors also points to the poor performance of the state revenue collection services, minus 11% compared to budget forecasts. The General Tax Directorate is an exception in realizing a surplus of 35%. Just as the much-maligned Airway Authority achieves a surplus of 14%.
The Court of Accounts says it defer to the National Assembly for possible investigations and sanctions in view of the management mistakes that exceed budget appropriations. For the reissue of the accounts of the current year, the court requests more speed from the government.
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