During the audit conducted by the Audit Chamber, serious financial violations were identified in the Ministry of Construction, Architecture, and Housing and Communal Services, as well as in its subordinate institutions for the year 2024, from January 1 to December 31.
The auditors discovered numerous discrepancies in financial accounting and compliance with budget legislation, as well as in the construction process.
Among the identified violations are issues with accounts receivable accounting, unjustified inflation of work costs and volumes of construction and installation works, as well as violations of the procedure for transferring funds to the budget. Additionally, there were cases of using budget funds to cover expenses financed from other sources.
Violations related to the use of funds outside the Unified Treasury Account, unaccounted property, violations in capital investments, and salary payments to employees were also identified.
The total amount of financial violations amounted to 1 billion 585 million 293.5 thousand soms. In particular, 15 million 955.5 thousand soms were funds that were not timely and fully transferred to the budget as part of compulsory recovery and damage compensation, and 4 million 467.3 thousand soms were mandatory payments that were also not fully transferred.
In addition, 85 million soms were improperly used to cover expenses that should be financed from other sources, and 40 million 182.3 thousand soms were used outside the Unified Treasury Account. Violations in the implementation of investment projects amounted to 7 million 65.2 thousand soms, and inflation of work costs amounted to 166 million 87.5 thousand soms.
Among them, violations in salary payments and other monetary payments amounted to 24 million 35.2 thousand soms, and unaccounted property amounted to 26 million 637.3 thousand soms. An unjustified advance payment of 7 million 791.7 thousand soms was also identified. The most significant violations were related to accounts receivable accounting — 1 billion 169 million 294.1 thousand soms.
Of the total amount of violations of 1 billion 585 million 293.5 thousand soms, 349 million 414.9 thousand soms are subject to recovery. During the audit, it was possible to recover 122 million 191.3 thousand soms, which constitutes 35% of the total volume of violations.
Based on the audit conducted, recommendations and instructions were given aimed at addressing the identified problems, strengthening financial discipline, and ensuring the effective use of budget funds.
