According to the results of the audit conducted by the Accounts Chamber of the Kyrgyz Republic in 2024, both financial and procedural violations were identified in the activities of the Ministry of Transport and Communications. The ministry's press service reported that the audit covered the implementation of the republican budget, as well as the activities of the ministry and its subdivisions, including subordinate state enterprises. As a result of the audit, prescriptions and recommendations were drawn up, and facts requiring legal assessment were recorded.
The audit confirmed the presence of financial violations amounting to 2,251.5 million soms, of which 2,081.1 million soms are subject to recovery. During the audit, 1,668.4 million soms were reimbursed, including 1,667.2 million soms corrected in accounting and 1.2 million soms returned to the republican budget in cash.
The main violations are related to non-compliance with legislation in the areas of accounting, recognition, and depreciation of fixed assets. The amount of such violations was 1,768.7 million soms, which is associated with the untimely capitalization of costs, including expenses for capital repairs. This creates risks of distorting the real value of assets and reduces the reliability of financial reporting.
Furthermore, the audit showed that necessary measures were not taken to recover payments, penalties, and fines, which led to violations amounting to 245.6 million soms. Although contractors were fined for the untimely completion of work and delays in schedules, control over these processes proved to be insufficiently effective.
Excessive expenses for salary payments and other monetary rewards were also recorded, amounting to 150.2 million soms, which mainly occurred due to the incorrect application of norms and regulations.
Significant violations were identified in the use of budget funds for capital investments and construction work amounting to 61.1 million soms. In particular, for some facilities, the volumes of work were unjustifiably overstated by 22.6 million soms, and defects in completed work amounted to 38.4 million soms.
Additionally, during the audit, procedural violations in public procurement were noted, as well as issues in forming the list of investment projects financed from the republican budget in the form of capital investments, and insufficient funding for the Road Fund.
At the end of the audit, written recommendations and prescriptions were sent to the relevant state authorities and subjects of the audit. The identified facts are subject to legal assessment, and the issue of holding responsible officials accountable will be considered in the established manner.
