Opposition rejects 2015 General State Account – Mozambique

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Opposition rejects 2015 General State Account – Mozambique

1:47 CAT | 13 Apr 2017

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The Renamo parliamentary bench says that the 2015 General State Account (CGE) was not implemented with clarity, while the Frelimo parliamentary group considers that there is an improvement in the government’s performance in terms of transparency.

Frelimo

“In 2015, we found that by improving the collection of public revenues, the government was able to meet public expenditures, including access to water, education, health, energy, telecommunications, roads, bridges, Improving the conditions and quality of life of Mozambicans,” Frelimo’s Eneas Comiche said.

“The general state account’s clarity, accuracy and simplicity show an increase in transparency in financial governance, which consolidates good governance and the rule of law.

“The actions taken by the Government in the context of the execution of the State Budget have contributed positively to raising levels of public revenue collection, reducing external dependence and strengthening state sovereignty.

“The Frelimo parliamentary group salutes the President of the Republic, Filipe Jacinto Nyusi, in his capacity as Head of State and Head of Government, for his economic leadership, which allowed Mozambique to collect, in the context of an adverse national and international economic environment public funds to finance public expenditure, ensuring the functioning of the state, institutions, society and the national economy,” he added.

Renamo

The Renamo parliamentary group believes that the 2015 CGE was not implemented with clarity, accuracy and simplicity on the following counts.

(i) In some of the audited entities, registration forms and descriptive memorandums of investment projects entered in the Budget were not available, in which the objectives that guided their [budget] allocation, the corresponding government program and the planned activities for their implementation could be certified;

(ii) The archives of some audited institutions continue to have organizational deficiencies, making it difficult to locate the complete documents proving the revenues collected and the expenses incurred;

(iii) Expenditure is still being incurred in inappropriate amounts, in some cases, and ineligible in the projects in which they were accounted for, in other cases, which constitutes misuse;

(iv) As in previous financial years, in the conclusion of contracts relating to personnel, supply of goods, provision of services, public works contract, consultancy and leasing, some of the audited institutions have not complied with norms and procedures legally determined on this matter.

MDM

The Mozambican Democratic Movement (MDM) parliamentary group understands that the 2015 General State Account does not reflect compliance with the principles of financial regularity, legality, economy, efficiency and effectiveness, in the collection and application of public resources made available to the organs and institutions of the State, for the following reasons.

(i) It does not comply with what is established in the object, especially with respect to the evaluation of the performance of the organs and institutions of the State;

(ii) It violates the specific principles and rules enshrined in Article 46 of the SISTAFE Law, as it extemporaneously mentions and legitimises endorsements and guarantees illegally passed on to the companies (Proindicus and MAM) [concerning] loans contracted in the economic periods of 2013 and 2014. Moreover, it has become incomprehensible, the fact that the Government is legalising debts while conducting an audit that will culminate in the accountability of the authors;

(iii) It carries incomplete information, contrary to the provisions of Article 47 of the SISTAFE Law, on revenues collected, expenses paid and even on State Patrimony/assets;

(iv) It does not comply with the structure established in Article 48 of the SISTAFE Law, since it does not present the consolidated inventory of State Patrimony and a complete summary of revenues, expenses and balances for each institution with administrative and financial autonomy, among other points.

Source: O País