Auditor general: Impact of EU directives must be assessed beyond budget

Auditor general: Impact of EU directives must be assessed beyond budget

When transposing EU directives into national law, their impact should be analyzed not only in terms of the state budget, but also on businesses and individuals, Auditor General Janar Holm said Wednesday.

Auditor-General launches nationwide payroll audit; see the affected state agencies and ministries

The Office of the Auditor-General has initiated a sweeping nationwide payroll audit targeting Ministries, Departments, Agencies (MDAs), and all subvented organisations under the Government of Ghana’s payroll system.  The audit, which will cover the period from January 2023 to December 2024, is designed to verify the legitimacy of employees on the government payroll and root out inefficiencies, including ghost names and financial irregularities. …

However, according to a report published on Thursday by the EU Court of Auditors (ERH), the EU's Corona building fund was to serve as a driving force for digital change in the EU. The examiners criticise that the planned almost 150 billion euros from this fund did not always flow to where the need was greatest. Austria invested significantly more than the EU's required 20 percent of the funds in digitalisation, with 36 percent.