The Auditor General yesterday submitted his report for 2023 on the public accounts to the National Assembly and APNU+AFC MP Jermaine Figueira has called for its immediate release.
This marks the fourth year in a row that the report has been delivered ahead of the September 30 deadline. Auditor General Deodat Sharma made the point during the handover ceremony of the report at Parliament Chambers, Public Buildings. The past three reports were delivered on the 20th, 19th and 15th of September in 2020, 2021 and 2022, respectively.
In addition to the annual report, Sharma revealed that the Audit Office is currently conducting special audits related to the supply of crusher run and the issuance of Old Age Pension and Public Assistance booklets. He also highlighted that his Office has completed 17 Performance Audit Reports, including two presented yesterday: one on the Management of Maternal Health Care Services at the Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation and another on the Women’s Innovation and Investment Network programme.