One of the issues that the Auditor General found in the Audit Report for the 2024 Annual Financial Statements is that this institution has entered into contractual obligations without sufficient funds.
The auditor found that the Municipality had signed a contract for the construction of the Social Work Center building worth 2,898,964 euros, with a deadline for completion of the works of 240 calendar days.
The report notes that according to the Budget Law, the Municipality had only €1,500,000 allocated for this project for the period 2024–2026. This is said to mean that the Municipality has entered into contractual obligations without sufficient budgetary coverage, in the amount of €1,398,964.
The report also found inconsistencies in the project's planning documents.
According to the Auditor, the Statement of Needs and Availability of Funds projected a value of €2,916,477, which exceeds the budgeted value of the project.
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While in the procurement plan for 2024, this project was reportedly planned to be implemented for only €500,000.
According to the Auditor, this occurred as a result of the failure of controls upon initiation of procurement procedures, as well as the lack of proper budget planning for certain projects.
According to the report, this affects the increase in unpaid financial obligations, enforcement costs, and circumvention of the budget law or budgetary implications for the current and next year.
The auditor recommended that the mayor ensure that all necessary controls are in place at all times, in order to ensure, before initiating procurement procedures, that capital projects are included in the appropriations law and that there are sufficient budgetary funds allocated by the appropriations law for all contracts entered into.
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The report states that the Municipality of Pristina agreed with this finding.
KOHA has sent questions to the Municipality of Pristina regarding the report's findings and the text will be updated as soon as it receives a response.
