Business News of Saturday, 14 November 2015

Source: GNA

Auditor-General submits reports to Parliament

Parliament of Ghana Parliament of Ghana

The Auditor-General (A-G) on Friday, issued a statement to inform stakeholders and the public about the submission of all its reports on audited accounts in 2014, to Parliament, in pursuance of Article 187 section (2).

The Article requires that the public accounts of Ghana and all public offices, including the courts, the central and local government administrations, Universities and public institutions of like nature, of any corporate or other body or organisation established by an Act of Parliament, shall be audited and reported on by the Auditor-General.

The statement, which was signed by Reverend Joseph K. Ghunney, Director of Public Relations of the Auditor-General’s Department, said these include the reports of the A-G on the accounts of District Assemblies Internally Generated Funds (IGF) for the financial year ended 31 December 2014.

It said submission are reports of the A-G on Public Accounts of Ghana Polytechnics for the period ended 31 December 2013 and 2014, as well as that of the of Management and Utilisation of District Assemblies Common Fund and other Statutory Funds for the years ended 31 December 2014.

The statement said the A-G has submitted reports on the Public Accounts of Ghana- Consolidated Fund for the year ended 31 December 2014.

Performance audit report of the A-G on the Management of the Expanded Plantation Programme of the National Forest Plantation Development Programme Ghana, and the Statement of Foreign Exchange Receipts and Payments of the Bank of Ghana for the half year ended 31 December 2014, have also been submitted.

The statement said the reports may be accessed online at www.ghaudit.org