A total of just over half a billion dollars was not paid over last year to the Consolidated Fund by 13 Ministries/ Departments as is required by law, the Auditor-General’s report for 2014 has found.
In the report, which was tabled in the National Assembly last Thursday, Auditor General Deodat Sharma said there was a “significant increase” in breaches of legislation, such as the Fiscal Management and Accountability Act, which requires any unspent balance of public moneys issued out of the Consolidated Fund to be returned.
However, the report noted that 22 Ministries/Departments breached the requirements of the
