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The Albanian Supreme Audit Office exposes institutions "naked": Violations in the field of procurement, payments for unperformed services

2025-11-06 21:54:00, Aktualitet CNA

The Albanian Supreme Audit Office exposes institutions "naked":

The Head of the Supreme Audit Office, Arben Shehu, has reported to the Parliament on the activities of the Supreme Audit Office for 2024.

According to the report, in the compliance and combined audits, violations of the legal and regulatory framework have been identified in the areas of procurement, fiscal reporting and contract implementation.

Shehu emphasizes that, in all phases of budget management, from planning to execution and reporting, deficiencies in financial discipline, weaknesses in project evaluation, additional demands on budget ceilings, and ineffective use of funds have been identified.

"In the compliance and combined audits, violations of the legal and regulatory framework have been identified in the field of procurement, fiscal reporting and contract implementation. In all phases of budget management, from planning to execution and reporting, deficiencies in financial discipline, weaknesses in project evaluation, additional requests on budget ceilings and ineffective use of funds have been identified," said Shehu.

Further, the head of the SAI reported that audits have highlighted shortcomings in the registration of procurement orders, contracts and the liquidation of invoices through the government's financial information system, with a more pronounced spread at the local level, but also present in the central administration and public companies.

Shehu underlined that the problems in procurement have included planning not harmonized with real needs and available funds, restriction of competition, irregularities in the drafting and implementation of contracts, as well as a lack of internal controls.

"Also, the audits have highlighted shortcomings in the registration of procurement orders, contracts and the liquidation of invoices through the government's financial information system, with a more pronounced spread at the local level, but also present in the central administration and public companies.

"Problems in procurement have included planning not harmonized with real needs and available funds, restriction of competition, irregularities in the drafting and implementation of contracts, as well as a lack of internal controls," Shehu stated.

The head of the SAI has stated that the implementation of contracts has been delayed. Penalties have not been applied according to contractual provisions. Payments have been made for unfinished or partially completed works, while the structures responsible for technical supervision have therefore not effectively exercised their functions.

"In some cases, the implementation of contracts was carried out late. Penalties were not applied according to contractual provisions. Payments were made for unfinished or partially completed works, while the structures responsible for technical supervision did not effectively exercise their functions."

He added that, in concession contracts, deficiencies have been identified in monitoring, compliance with financial criteria and assessment of long-term impact, as well as payments for services not performed or partially performed, including cases of budget overruns in the health sector./ CNA





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