Facts of Inexpedient Use of Finances Discovered in Implementing 2006 State Budget of Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan, Baku / corr. Trend I.Alizade / The Chairman of Azerbaijan Parliament's Permanent Commission on Economic Policy, MP Ziyad Samedzade, said on 15 May that inexpedient use of finances were discovered in implementing the 2006 State budget of Azerbaijan.

According to him, the Ministry of Finance has held inspections in several Government departments and discovered inexpedient use of the finances in various organizations. "In addition, several amounts of budget finances have not been utilized completely and this is an unsatisfactory situation," Samadzade underlined.

He said that forecasts of salaries were not implemented in several areas and in addition, within several organizations, the number of employees was less than on the staff list. "As a result, the budget expenditures have not been used. The Heads of the budget organizations are responsible for filling up the vacant places," he said.

In the near future, the Parliament will discuss the draft law on implementing the 2006 State budget.