Planning Commission gets qualified audit
The NPC’s accounting officer will be called before a parliamentary standing committee on public accounts to explain the discrepancies.
The National Planning Commission (NPC) received a qualified audit for the 2016 financial year due to unauthorised expenditure of N$5 million and exemption from normal tender procedures.
“The accounting officer reported that no vehicles were purchased during the year under review, however, the general ledger indicated a purchase of vehicles amounting to N$3.4 million,” auditor general Junias Kandjeke says in the audit opinion.
The NPC’s latest audit report was tabled in the National Assembly last week.
Although the audit found that no vehicles were bought, the same amount of N$3.4 million was transferred to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) at the end of the financial year under review.
“This is unauthorised in terms of Section One of the State Finance Act, Act 31 of 1991. As a result, the financial statements do not give a true reflection of the vehicles bought,” the report states.
The audit findings further note that the NPC’s general ledger reflects an amount of N$2 145 845 in respect of furniture and office equipment bought for the 2016 financial year.
However, the audit found that N$1.6 million of this amount was transferred to the NSA at the end of the financial year under review.
“This is also unauthorised in terms of Section One of the State Finance Act, Act 31 of 1991.”
The AG recommended that the NPC’s accounting officer put measures in place to avoid over-spending and ensure that planned activities are implemented within the approved budget.
The accounting officer was advised to ensure that the necessary treasury approval is obtained before payments are made.
The commission’s accounting officer will be called before a parliamentary standing committee on public accounts to explain why transfers to the NSA were effected while the general ledger says the money was budgeted for the purchase of vehicles, furniture and office equipment. - Nampa
“The accounting officer reported that no vehicles were purchased during the year under review, however, the general ledger indicated a purchase of vehicles amounting to N$3.4 million,” auditor general Junias Kandjeke says in the audit opinion.
The NPC’s latest audit report was tabled in the National Assembly last week.
Although the audit found that no vehicles were bought, the same amount of N$3.4 million was transferred to the Namibia Statistics Agency (NSA) at the end of the financial year under review.
“This is unauthorised in terms of Section One of the State Finance Act, Act 31 of 1991. As a result, the financial statements do not give a true reflection of the vehicles bought,” the report states.
The audit findings further note that the NPC’s general ledger reflects an amount of N$2 145 845 in respect of furniture and office equipment bought for the 2016 financial year.
However, the audit found that N$1.6 million of this amount was transferred to the NSA at the end of the financial year under review.
“This is also unauthorised in terms of Section One of the State Finance Act, Act 31 of 1991.”
The AG recommended that the NPC’s accounting officer put measures in place to avoid over-spending and ensure that planned activities are implemented within the approved budget.
The accounting officer was advised to ensure that the necessary treasury approval is obtained before payments are made.
The commission’s accounting officer will be called before a parliamentary standing committee on public accounts to explain why transfers to the NSA were effected while the general ledger says the money was budgeted for the purchase of vehicles, furniture and office equipment. - Nampa
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