AMMAN — Political economist
Zayan Zawana
has said that the mechanism by which the Audit Bureau works and reports to the
House of Representatives is not adequate.
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In an interview with a local TV station on Saturday,
Zawana said that the Audit Bureau submits its report annually, which means that
in most cases, transgressions will have occurred long before the report is
issued, and that would often make it too late to contain the damage.
He added that in recent years, the public’s and
lawmakers’ interest in the Audit Bureau reports has grown noticeably, while in
the past, such reports used to be largely ignored by the House of
Representatives.
Zawana stressed that the impact of cases of
embezzlement and abuse of public finds reported by the Audit Bureau on the
national economy are huge, but the current procedure, of submitting such
reports once a year, may defeat their purpose.
He indicated that, according to the Constitution,
the Audit Bureau falls within the remit of the
Lower House, and as such, he
recommended that the bureau submit its reports to the Lower House quarterly,
and report serious violations on the spot.
The Audit Bureau’s report for the year 2021 sparked
a wave of comments on social media, having revealed administrative and
financial abuses that cost the country millions of dinars, at a time when the
government affirms its commitment to reforms and to reducing expenditures.
The report, a copy of which was received by the
House of Representatives on Thursday, showed that there were about 2,776
violations at government institutions or companies where it owns shares; 151
cases were referred to the public prosecutor, and 728 files are still being
investigated.
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