The year 2021 is regarding the undertaken activities and dynamics of implemented audits of the Court of Audit fully comparable to previous years. At the end of 2021, the Court of Audit issued 60 audit reports and 1 joint audit report, which referred to the operations of 122 auditees whose total expenditure amounted to EUR 22 billion in 2021.
In addition to audit reports, there were also 15 post-audit reports issued in 2021. In the published post-audit reports, the Court of Audit assessed 75 corrective measures. Due to partially or inadequately implemented corrective measures, the Court of Audit issued 9 decisions on violation of the requirement for operational efficiency in 7 post-audit reports while it did not issue any calls for remedial actions. In the year 2021, the Court of Audit made several proposals to amend or supplement acts or implementing regulations respectively warned about certain risks due to lack of clarity or not harmonised provisions of particular regulations.
The President of the Court of Audit Tomaž Vesel upon the issue of the annual report and the end of a nine-year term pointed out that current situation which has burdened already fragile healthcare, political and economic systems, as well as worrying public finance situation shall affect the quality of our lives. He stressed the fact that the time of key decisions is ahead of us, since a decade of postponing the necessary changes caused too many negative consequences. He believes such situation can also be seen as an opportunity to set up new frames of tolerant and productive communication where state auditors certainly have their role.
The Court of Audit shall remain a relevant part of the society and shall audit regularity of operations and analyse performance of public funds use, thus holding a mirror to the state and local communities.
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Annual Report 2021
