As a result of the audit conducted by the Audit Chamber of the Kyrgyz Republic, financial and procedural violations were discovered in the Ministry of Transport and Communications for the year 2024. The press service of the ministry reported that the audit covered both the execution of the republican budget and the economic activities of the ministry and its subordinate enterprises. As a result of the audit, recommendations and directives were issued, and the identified violations are subject to legal assessment.
The compliance audit revealed that financial violations in the Ministry of Transport amounted to 2,251.5 million soms, of which 2,081.1 million soms need to be restored. During the audit, it was possible to recover 1,668.4 million soms, of which 1,667.2 million soms were settled through accounting, and 1.2 million soms were returned to the republican budget in cash.
The majority of violations were related to non-compliance with legislation regarding the accounting, recognition, and depreciation of fixed assets. These violations amounted to 1,768.7 million soms and were caused, in particular, by the untimely capitalization of costs, including expenses for capital repairs. Such practices can distort the actual value of assets and reduce the reliability of financial reporting.
It was also established that measures to collect payments, penalties, and fines were not sufficiently effective, leading to violations amounting to 245.6 million soms. Despite penalties being imposed on contractors for delays in work performance, control over execution was not strict enough.
The audit also revealed excessive expenditures on salaries and other payments to employees amounting to 150.2 million soms, which were related to incorrect interpretation of legal acts and internal regulations.
Serious violations were also recorded in the use of budget funds for capital investments and construction works, totaling 61.1 million soms. In several cases, the volumes of work were unjustifiably increased by 22.6 million soms, and defects in the work amounted to 38.4 million soms.
During the analytical activities, violations were also found in the area of public procurement, in the formation of the list of investment projects financed from the republican budget, as well as issues with the financing of the Road Fund.
Following the audit, written directives and recommendations were sent to both the subjects of the audit and the relevant state authorities. It is also emphasized that the identified facts require legal assessment, and the issue of holding responsible officials accountable will be resolved in accordance with established procedures.
