http://www.sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/317016 en-US 60 <blockquote> <div class="quote_from">Originally posted by will4:</div> <div class="quote_body"> <p>The auditor-general will increase the no of statuory board n ministry to be fully audited form 30 nto 80 from next year.</p> </div> </blockquote> <p><br /> My only focus and concern is the Big G and Big T.</p> <p>Will they be audited? By who? Internal employees?</p> <p>Transparency. Sure.</p> Sat, 10 May 2008 09:50:55 +0800 www.sgforums.com:10:317016:8075142 balance_else_complacent http://www.sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/317016 <p>The auditor-general will increase the no of statuory board n ministry to be fully audited form 30 nto 80 from next year.</p> Fri, 09 May 2008 23:33:39 +0800 www.sgforums.com:10:317016:8074589 will4 http://www.sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/317016 <p class="">MOH overpaid nearly $180,000 of financial aid to beneficiaries who had died<br /> <span class="">By Valarie Tan, Channel NewsAsia |</span> <span class="">Posted: 08 May 2008 2354 hrs</span></p> <p>&nbsp; <img src="/imagegallery/store/phpgq3HQU.jpg" alt="" /> &nbsp; Photos <span>2</span>&nbsp;of <span>2</span> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <img src="/images/dotline_240.gif" height="3" alt="" width= "240" /><br /> &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; <span class="">Related Videos</span> <img src= "/forums/10/topics/shim.gif" height="1" alt="" width="1" /> <a rel= "nofollow"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><span style= "color: #0000ff;">$1.5m of govt fund mismanagement uncovered</span></span></a> <span style= "text-decoration: underline;"><span style= "color: #0000ff;"><img src="/forums/10/topics/shim.gif" height="3" alt="" width="1" /></span></span> <a rel="nofollow"></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span>SINGAPORE: The Health Ministry overpaid nearly S$180,000 of financial aid to people without realising they had died.<br /> <br /> This was one of public fund lapses uncovered by the Auditor-General's Office (AGO), according to a 6-page report by the Public Accounts Committee, a parliamentary watchdog which scrutinises the annual financial statements of government bodies.<br /> <br /> On Thursday, 10 months after the AGO made its report, the Public Accounts Committee released its findings on the remedial actions that have since been taken.<br /> <br /> The Public Accounts Committee's report highlighted the various lapses of three government ministries, a statutory board and the Supreme Court.<br /> <br /> The Health Ministry was particularly cited for overpaying S$178,150 of financial aid to beneficiaries who had died. After being informed of the lapse, the ministry said it had since recovered S$85,200.<br /> <br /> However, the rest remains unclaimed since the policy is not to recover payouts made up to 3 months of a person's death.<br /> <br /> The ministry said it will review its policy of allowing a grace period, and has since agreed to work with the Ministry of Home Affairs to obtain death records of beneficiaries on a monthly basis.<br /> <br /> The Ministry of Foreign Affairs was also found to have S$1.56m of unclaimed medical bills. These were incurred since 2003, during three overseas missions. The Ministry says it is currently filing the claims to its insurance company.<br /> <br /> The AGO's 2006/07 accounting report on ministries, statutory boards and government-owned companies also said that it uncovered unnecessary expenditure of S$30,789 by the Supreme Court for replacing glass panels. Administrators have since recovered the amount from the contractors.<br /> <br /> The Manpower Ministry was also found to have made excessive advances to a building management agent. The ministry said the law does not allow it to claim interest on the excessive advances paid.<br /> <br /> However, a new contract, effective 2006, states that payments can only be made after works are carried out by contractors. Other safeguards, such as a banker's guarantee, are also in place to make sure advances to contractors can be recovered.<br /> <br /> The InfoComm Development Authority was found to have mismanaged cash surpluses.<br /> <br /> Under the current legal system, not all government bodies are required to be inspected by the Auditor-General.<br /> <br /> But the latest report recommends an expansion. So the Auditor-General will look into 18 statutory boards in the coming financial year, an increase from the previous 13. - CNA/ir</span></p> <p>=================================================</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>I am surprised there could be so much lapses in public sector.</p> <p>Is it only happen this year?</p> <p>What about all the last 50 years?</p> <p>It makes me wonder.</p> <p>I think with mas lapse, I am seeing more lapses.</p> <p>Or is it a coincidence?</p> <p>I think we need check and balance more so now than ever before.</p> <p>What about the mudder of them all?</p> <p>Overall, i think this release of this news, can serve&nbsp;a purpose:</p> <p>1. people gets the impression that the public sector is very transparent and well audited.</p> <p>But I still puzzled who audits the big G and T ?</p> Fri, 09 May 2008 23:30:32 +0800 www.sgforums.com:10:317016:8074582 balance_else_complacent http://www.sgforums.com/forums/10/topics/317016