State Property and The State Budget Funds from the Chapter ‘Ministry of Culture’
Press release on completion of the auditing operation No. 06/11
The auditing operation was included in the Annual Audit Plan of the Supreme Audit Office (hereinafter referred to as “SAO”) for the year 2006 under No. 06/11. The auditing operation was managed and the audit conclusion drawn up by Mrs. Zdenka Profeldová, the Member of the SAO.
The aim of the audit was to examine management of the state property and the state budget funds in allowance organizations under the Ministry of Culture.
The audited period covered the years 2004 to 2005 as well as related periods in certain cases of relevant connections.
The audited bodies were the Ministry of Culture, the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, the Theatre Institute and the ‘Laterna magika’ Theatre.
The Ministry of Culture proceeded in conflict with the provision of the section 14, paragraph 3, Act 218/2000 Coll., for it failed to require submitting of the applications for funds provision and issue appropriate decisions on funds provision together with determined conditions of their using.
The Theatre Institute could not evidence that it carried out stocktaking of property and liabilities of the total value CZK 67,868,240.35 from 2004 and CZK 47,759,963.25 from 2005; thereby it breached the provision of the section 29, paragraph 3, Act 563/1991 Coll.
The Theatre Institute had to pay CZK 11,637,738 as late charges and CZK 874,517 for court costs as the subsequence of its neglecting of the final judgements of court; thereby it breached the provisions of the decree 205/1991 Coll., which was valid at that time.
The Czech Philharmonic Orchestra declaring two public tenders proceeded according to regulations that were already out of date.
The Ministry of Culture expended CZK 869,500 in conflict with the Act 218/2000 Coll. and thereby it breached the budgetary discipline.