Auditor General Deodat Sharma has once again raised concerns about the government’s use of money from the Contingencies Fund to meet routine expenditure.
The 2016 Auditor General’s Report, which was laid in the National Assembly on Thursday, noted that nine advances, totaling $696.302 million, were granted from the Contingencies Fund to meet routine expenditure.
The report called the situation “disappointing” and reminded that previous reports highlighted instances where the criteria were not fully met for the granting of some advances.
Last year, Sharma reported that of the $799.898 million drawn from the fund, $604.034 million was to meet “routine expenditure.”
