The deputies elected Mr Roman Sklenák as a member of the SAO
On 15 September 2021, the deputies elected Mr Roman Sklenák a new Member of the SAO. 84 deputies out of 155 present spoke in favour of his election.
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The Heads of the SAO Czech Republic and the NAO Lithuania discussed the future of international cooperation of auditors, the effects of the pandemic, and work with open data
On 9 and 10 September 2021, SAO President Miloslav Kala met with his Lithuanian counterpart - Auditor General Mindaugas Macijauskas.
Most of the errors in the annual accounts were corrected by the Czech Science Foundation. However, some significant shortcomings were omitted.
The Supreme Audit Office (SAO) examined whether the Czech Science Foundation (CSF) drew up its closing account correctly, accurately kept its accounting and how reliable its annual accounts for the year 2020 were.
Investments in social services are accompanied by low targets, availability of beds in residential/nursing homes remains a challenge
The SAO focused on how the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MoLSA) spent funds on investments in social services between 2017 and 2019.
Financial management of GISF: Significant increase in staff expenditure, unspent money on investments, and weaknesses in budget planning
The SAO examined the financial management of the General Inspectorate of Security Forces (GISF) between 2017 and 2020.
Billions from the EU funds and the state budget are spent to improve water quality. However, instead of investigating the causes of pollution, only its consequences are addressed
The Supreme Audit Office examined funds spent on measures to ensure sustainable water quality and minimise pollution from agricultural activity.
Auditors found weaknesses in the management of the National Heritage Institute. There were errors in the cultural objects records, accounting, and public procurement.
The Supreme Audit Office examined the management in the National Heritage Institute (NHI) between the years 2017 and 2019 and identified weaknesses.
Management of social security premiums is administratively burdensome and employers’ checks do not have a significant impact
The SAO examined the management of social security premiums between 2015 and 2018.
One third of the funds in support of urban public transport is underused. It is unclear whether the aid which has already been paid out had a positive impact
The SAO examined the funds in support of urban public transport in electric traction, i.e., trams, trolleybuses, and the metro.
It is unclear how funds spent on migration policy helped. Specific impacts of aid are not monitored by the Ministry
The SAO examined the funds spent by the State between 2017 and 2019 on four selected migration policy programmes.
Financial aid of over two billion CZK for consultancy, marketing, and training for SMEs has little added value
The SAO examined the financial aid granted to SMEs for consultancy, marketing, and training between 2015 and 2020.
Drug policy of the Czech state: subsidies were accompanied by errors and non-transparent procedures, objectives were not fully met
The Supreme Audit Office examined how the Czech state distributed money for drug policy between 2016 and 2019.
One of SAO’s duties is to inform the public. The Constitutional Court put an end to the battle of two hospitals against press releases published by auditors
The Constitutional Court rejected the complaint lodged by the České Budějovice Hospital and Tábor Hospital against the press release of the Supreme Audit Office (SAO) on audit No 14/16.
The Czech state does not distribute money to public universities in a way that would improve their quality. In international comparisons, they have been lagging for a long time
The SAO examined the funding system of public universities. In 2019, the Czech state spent more than CZK 45 billion on public universities.
The state spends money on cycle paths, but does not have an overview of their condition, length, or use. The construction of cycle paths is burdened by price differences
The SAO examined the construction and repair of cycling infrastructure, i.e., cycle paths and bicycle parking facilities.
Financial management of Public Health Institutes: economic losses due to reimbursement system and purchases contravening the rules
The Supreme Audit Office examined the financial management of Public Health Institutes between the years 2017 and 2019.
The State Agricultural Intervention Fund is dependent on the main supplier of its IT system, which costs over half a billion CZK each year
The Supreme Audit Office focused on how the Ministry of Agriculture (MoA) and the State Agricultural Intervention Fund (SAIF) purchased, operated, and developed information and communication technologies (ICT) between the years 2016 and 2019.
Even after several years, the State does not know in what ways investment incentives helped the Czech Republic. Beneficiaries have drawn over CZK 75 billion.
The SAO examined the system for providing investment incentives. Since the adoption of a special law in 2000, the Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) pledged to support 955 incentives by September 2020.
Achieving energy efficiency in public buildings is not advancing as quickly as necessary. The Czech state is unable to make use of the available funds
The SAO examined the funds allocated for the support of achieving energy efficiency in public sector buildings between the years 2017 and 2020.
SAO Annual Report: The pandemic cannot be blamed for everything. In a number of areas, it only highlighted problems that have not been addressed by the state in the long term.
The Supreme Audit Office has issued its Annual Report for the year 2020. It summarises SAO’s findings from 30 audits and assesses the steps that the state took in selected policies as well as its financial management.