2016年CRI Audit Report: Some Public Funds Overspent, Misused

 

The problems were revealed by Liu Jiayi, head of the National Audit¹ Office, when he briefed lawmakers about the central government's budget spending for last year.

Liu told the Standing² Committee of the National People's Congress the audit covered close to 190 billion yuan of budget spending at more than 40 central government agencies and their affiliated³ bodies.

He criticized some of the audited⁴ bodies for violating regulations on frugality⁵, doing little to rein⁶ in spending on overseas travel, vehicles, and entertainment.

"70 bodies under 10 centrally-administered state-owned enterprises, including Sinopec and China Southern Airlines violated the rules to overspend more than 1 billion yuan on office building construction, travel, vehicle purchases and golf activities."

According to the report, another problem was the inefficient⁷ use of poverty relief funding.

The country's top auditor⁸ said 870 million yuan of such public funds had been idle for more than one year or wasted by the end of March this year.

This accounted for 17 percent of the 5 billion yuan used to cover about 3,000 projects in 40 counties across 17 provinces.

Auditors⁹ even found some money had been left unused for as long as 15 years.

The report also shows around 27 million yuan had been wasted due to 29 abandoned or unsatisfactory poverty relief projects.

In addition, 151 million yuan had been fraudulently obtained through fabricated contracts, or used for other purposes.

Liu also reported problems in terms of distribution of housing subsidies¹⁰ and malpractice in public debt financing.

At the same time, he proposed measures to prevent similar problems from taking place again.

"Local governments should enhance supervision¹¹ over these problems and accounts when assessing the performance of the audited bodies. Those who fail to fix problems should be held accountable."

He also urged improvements to prevention and accountability systems, and to the release of information and reports.

The country's audit report is submitted to its top legislature every June.

For CRI, this is Niu Honglin.

1 audit   

v.审计；查帐；核对；旁听

参考例句：

• Each year they audit our accounts and certify them as being true and fair.他们每年对我们进行账务审核，以确保其真实无误。
• As usual,the yearly audit will take place in December.跟往常一样，年度审计将在十二月份进行。

2 standing   

n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的

参考例句：

• After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。
• They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

3 affiliated   

adj. 附属的, 有关连的

参考例句：

• The hospital is affiliated with the local university. 这家医院附属于当地大学。
• All affiliated members can vote. 所有隶属成员都有投票权。

4 audited   

v.审计，查账( audit的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The accounts have to be audited by a firm of external auditors. 这些账目必须由一家外聘审计员的公司来稽查。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• E. g. few if any charities collection publishes audited accounts. 例如很少义款收集有公布经过查核的帐目。 来自互联网

5 frugality   

n.节约，节俭

参考例句：

• We must build up our country with industry and frugality.我们必须勤俭建国。
• By frugality she managed to get along on her small salary.凭着节俭，她设法以自己微薄的薪水生活。

6 rein   

n.疆绳，统治，支配；vt.以僵绳控制，统治

参考例句：

• The horse answered to the slightest pull on the rein.只要缰绳轻轻一拉,马就作出反应。
• He never drew rein for a moment till he reached the river.他一刻不停地一直跑到河边。

7 inefficient   

adj.效率低的，无效的

参考例句：

• The inefficient operation cost the firm a lot of money.低效率的运作使该公司损失了许多钱。
• Their communication systems are inefficient in the extreme.他们的通讯系统效率非常差。

8 auditor   

n.审计员，旁听着

参考例句：

• The auditor was required to produce his working papers.那个审计员被要求提供其工作底稿。
• The auditor examines the accounts of all county officers and departments.审计员查对所有县官员及各部门的帐目。

9 auditors   

n.审计员，稽核员( auditor的名词复数 )；（大学课程的）旁听生

参考例句：

• The company has been in litigation with its previous auditors for a full year. 那家公司与前任审计员已打了整整一年的官司。
• a meeting to discuss the annual accounts and the auditors' report thereon 讨论年度报表及其审计报告的会议

10 subsidies   

n.补贴，津贴，补助金( subsidy的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• European agriculture ministers failed to break the deadlock over farm subsidies. 欧洲各国农业部长在农业补贴问题上未能打破僵局。
• Agricultural subsidies absorb about half the EU's income. 农业补贴占去了欧盟收入的大约一半。 来自《简明英汉词典》

11 supervision   

n.监督，管理

参考例句：

• The work was done under my supervision.这项工作是在我的监督之下完成的。
• The old man's will was executed under the personal supervision of the lawyer.老人的遗嘱是在律师的亲自监督下执行的。