State audits slammed

State audits slammed

JAKARTA (JP): Financial audits of state institutions remain
messy and inefficient because of poor coordination between local
and central audit agencies, a Supreme Audit Agency official said
yesterday.

"An institution is often audited several times consecutively
by several audit agencies, while the subject of their audits are
the same," the agency's secretary general, Bambang Trijadi, said
in Denpasar, Bali.

He called on local audit agencies, including those at district
and provincial levels, to improve their coordination.

When an institution has been audited, the results of the audit
could be used by related parties, including other audit agencies,
Bambang said.

To improve efficiency when auditing institutions, Bambang
suggested the government develop national plans each year for the
auditing of state institutions.

"With such plans, audits can be more efficient and without
overlap," Bambang was quoted by Antara as saying.

He said a bill on auditing state institutions was badly needed
because the auditing of state institutions is now based on Dutch-
colonial rules. (rid)