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Dr. Pejović Presented the SAI Activity Report for 2021 at the Session of the Committee for Finance, Republic Budget and Control of Public Funds Spending*
Објављено: 4. 10. 2022.The President of the State Audit Institution (SAI) and Auditor-General, Dr. Duško Pejović, presented today the SAI Activity Report for 2021 to the members of the Committee for Finance, Republic Budget and Control of Public Funds Spending of the National Assembly.
At the session of the Finance Committee, while presenting the SAI Activity Report, Dr. Pejović said that SAI produced 527 audit products in 2021, which is 7.77% more than in 2020, and even 20.87% more than in 2018.
According to Dr. Pejović, during 2021, SAI detected irregularities in operations of audited entities in the amount of 69.19 billion dinars (which is 60.84 billion dinars less than the previous year), as well as misstatements in the financial statements, amounting tof 523.17 billion dinars.
Dr. Pejović said that the greatest attention was paid to public procurements and emphasized that the audit included public procurements carried out during 2019 and 2020.
"We audited 120.14 billion or a total of 4.5 percent of the total contracted values related to public procurement, and we determined that 61 billion dinars refer to 2019 and 59 billion to 2020," said Dr. Pejović. Irregularities in public procurement were determined amounting to 53.5 billion dinars, which is 75.59 billion dinars less than previous year, i.e. 56.55%.
The public debt of Serbia on December 31st 2019 stood at 52.93 percent, and at the end of 2020 it was 58.23 percent of GDP, according to the quarterly data on GDP published on March 1, 2021 by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, which is stated in the Audit Report of the Final Account of the Serbian Budget for 2020. New data on preliminary and final gross domestic product for 2020 published by the Republic Institute of Statistics on October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022 indicate that the share of public debt in GDP for 2020 is 57 .82%, i.e. 57.79%. The absolute amounts of public debt have not changed.
In accordance with the Audit Program for 2021, SAI issued 14 performance audit reports, procuded 44 conclusions regarding operations in various areas of public sector (ecology, health, social protection, communal services, etc.) and issued 216 recommendations for the purpose of improving and increasing the efficiency, effectiveness and economy of entities in the public sector and processes, for the purpose of increasing welfare of citizens.
According to Dr. Pejović, SAI submitted 2,542 recommendations to auditees in 2021. "The largest number of recommendations was issued in the areas with the biggest irregularities, such as public procurements, financial management and control, expenditures and expenses," said Dr. Pejović.
When it comes to the measures taken in 2021, based on the recommendations issued for audits carried out in 2020 and 2021, savings were achieved due to the reduction of expenses and expenditures in the amount of 236.97 million dinars, the collection of receivables increased and income increased in the amount of 47.27 million dinars, and other benefits were realized, which mostly relate to better presentation of data in financial statements, in the amount of 258.28 billion dinars, out of which the amount of 115 billion dinars relates to recording obligation of budget users in the Treasury's General Ledger, and the amount of 114 billion dinars for recording receivables of budget users. Also, in 2021, receivables of the Customs Administration were recorded in the amount of 18.6 billion dinars. In accordance with the recommendations of the SAI, the Budget System was improved by regulating the method of recording obligations based on discounts by means of a by-law, and in this way in 2021 the obligations were recorded in the amount of 26.2 billion dinars.
In 2021, SAI filed 101 charges against 195 persons, namely 83 requests for the initiation of misdemeanor proceedings, 11 economic offense charges, seven criminal charges, as well as 17 information to the competent Prosecutor's Offices.
After the discussion, the Committee prepared the Proposal for a Conclusion regarding the consideration of the SAI Activity Report for 2021 and submitted it to the National Assembly for consideration and adoption.
At the meeting, the members of the Committee also adopted the Decision on Issuing Consent to the Draft Financial Plan of the State Audit Institution for 2023 and the projections for 2024 and 2025, which were submitted by the State Audit Institution.
At the session of the Finance Committee, while presenting the SAI Activity Report, Dr. Pejović said that SAI produced 527 audit products in 2021, which is 7.77% more than in 2020, and even 20.87% more than in 2018.
According to Dr. Pejović, during 2021, SAI detected irregularities in operations of audited entities in the amount of 69.19 billion dinars (which is 60.84 billion dinars less than the previous year), as well as misstatements in the financial statements, amounting tof 523.17 billion dinars.
Dr. Pejović said that the greatest attention was paid to public procurements and emphasized that the audit included public procurements carried out during 2019 and 2020.
"We audited 120.14 billion or a total of 4.5 percent of the total contracted values related to public procurement, and we determined that 61 billion dinars refer to 2019 and 59 billion to 2020," said Dr. Pejović. Irregularities in public procurement were determined amounting to 53.5 billion dinars, which is 75.59 billion dinars less than previous year, i.e. 56.55%.
The public debt of Serbia on December 31st 2019 stood at 52.93 percent, and at the end of 2020 it was 58.23 percent of GDP, according to the quarterly data on GDP published on March 1, 2021 by the Statistical Office of the Republic of Serbia, which is stated in the Audit Report of the Final Account of the Serbian Budget for 2020. New data on preliminary and final gross domestic product for 2020 published by the Republic Institute of Statistics on October 1, 2021 and September 30, 2022 indicate that the share of public debt in GDP for 2020 is 57 .82%, i.e. 57.79%. The absolute amounts of public debt have not changed.
In accordance with the Audit Program for 2021, SAI issued 14 performance audit reports, procuded 44 conclusions regarding operations in various areas of public sector (ecology, health, social protection, communal services, etc.) and issued 216 recommendations for the purpose of improving and increasing the efficiency, effectiveness and economy of entities in the public sector and processes, for the purpose of increasing welfare of citizens.
According to Dr. Pejović, SAI submitted 2,542 recommendations to auditees in 2021. "The largest number of recommendations was issued in the areas with the biggest irregularities, such as public procurements, financial management and control, expenditures and expenses," said Dr. Pejović.
When it comes to the measures taken in 2021, based on the recommendations issued for audits carried out in 2020 and 2021, savings were achieved due to the reduction of expenses and expenditures in the amount of 236.97 million dinars, the collection of receivables increased and income increased in the amount of 47.27 million dinars, and other benefits were realized, which mostly relate to better presentation of data in financial statements, in the amount of 258.28 billion dinars, out of which the amount of 115 billion dinars relates to recording obligation of budget users in the Treasury's General Ledger, and the amount of 114 billion dinars for recording receivables of budget users. Also, in 2021, receivables of the Customs Administration were recorded in the amount of 18.6 billion dinars. In accordance with the recommendations of the SAI, the Budget System was improved by regulating the method of recording obligations based on discounts by means of a by-law, and in this way in 2021 the obligations were recorded in the amount of 26.2 billion dinars.
In 2021, SAI filed 101 charges against 195 persons, namely 83 requests for the initiation of misdemeanor proceedings, 11 economic offense charges, seven criminal charges, as well as 17 information to the competent Prosecutor's Offices.
After the discussion, the Committee prepared the Proposal for a Conclusion regarding the consideration of the SAI Activity Report for 2021 and submitted it to the National Assembly for consideration and adoption.
At the meeting, the members of the Committee also adopted the Decision on Issuing Consent to the Draft Financial Plan of the State Audit Institution for 2023 and the projections for 2024 and 2025, which were submitted by the State Audit Institution.
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