{"id":404536,"date":"2018-02-26T14:12:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T14:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=404536"},"modified":"2018-02-26T14:17:08","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T14:17:08","slug":"funds-auditor-general-released-time-bawumia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2018\/02\/funds-auditor-general-released-time-bawumia\/","title":{"rendered":"Funds for Auditor General to be released on time – Bawumia"},"content":{"rendered":"
Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia has assured the Auditor General\u2019s Department that its budgetary allocation will be released on time.<\/p>\n
This assurance was part of a pledge by the Vice President to ensure that the department does not lack any critical resources to effectively carry out its mandate.<\/p>\n
Speaking at a public lecture to\u00a0mark the Audit Service’s Accountability Week, Dr. Bawumia said just as government has been increasing its budgetary allocation as promised, the department should expect the same commitment.<\/p>\n
\u201cI can assure you Mr. Auditor General and the Audit Service board, that on our part as government, we would make every effort to provide you with the needed resources for your work. We have already demonstrated this by increasing your budget towards goods and services from GHc14 million in 2016 to GHc19 million in 2017, and almost doubling it to GHc35 million in 2018.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cAs we did in 2017, the government is committed to releasing all your budget funds in 2018, and I do acknowledge that the delays in the release of these funds will compromise your ability to meet deadlines for the submission of the Auditor General\u2019s report to Parliament,\u201d Dr. Bawumia said.<\/p>\n
Dr. Bawumia\u2019s remarks were in response to pleas from the Auditor General\u2019s office to ensure that the budgetary allocation was timely.<\/p>\n