Not Respected Publicatio Reporting on the Use of Extra-budgetary Funds
The central executive authorities, with extra-budgetary funds to encourage employees not comply with the publication of reports on the use of funds. Despite massive violations, the government did not bother to blame for it any structure.
Extra-budgetary funds for the various organizations whose employees have direct contact with the public and business, mostly were created under the current wave of anti-corruption, which rose in January 2011. By decree of President Ilham Aliyev, the funds collected in the form of fees, fines and financial penalties, goes to the fund. Reports on the use of these funds, according to the decree of the Cabinet of Ministers on 29 September 2011, are to be published quarterly. In this report on the use of funds is to be published in the print media, and on one of the websites of public authorities.
Part of these requirements are met only the Ministry of Taxes. A few days ago Taxes posted on its Internet site information on the use of funds intended to encourage employees. It is noteworthy that of the fund available for AZN 2.5 million manat none was paid in the form of tax authorities wage premium.
In fact it was used more than 1.8 million manat. Over 600 thousand manat were spent on the purchase of various machines, equipment and vehicles. Freelance Taxes were paid over 400 thousand manat. For major repairs of buildings of the ministry 200 thousand manat was directed.
Note that the funds for the promotion of employees are also the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the Department of State Traffic Police, the State Customs Committee, the State Real Estate Register Service under the State Committee on Property, and notaries. - 08B-
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