Tag: 2020 Auditor General report
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Interferences, fragmented front to blame for ineffectiveness of internal auditors – Dr. Oduro Osae
The Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency, Dr. Eric Oduro Osae, has blamed management interference in the work of internal auditors, hence their inability to prevent unchecked payments in public institutions. The 2020 report of the Auditor-General have amongst other things revealed numerous infractions and irregular payments on the part of various state institutions amounting…
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Internal Audit boss wants auditors posted to Ghana’s foreign missions
The Director-General of the Internal Audit Agency, Dr. Eric Oduro Osae says the agency is engaging with the government to ensure that internal auditors are posted to Ghana’s missions abroad in a bid to ensure that Ghana does not lose money through her foreign missions. Section 40 of the Foreign Service Accounting Instructions, 2016, requires…
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GRA charged to retrieve GH¢226.9 million in unpaid taxes from 28 OMCs
A 2020 report of the Auditor-General has revealed that 28 Oil Marketing Companies in the country owe the Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority an amount of GH¢ 226.9 million. According to the audit report, the 28 OMCs from July 2018 to December 2019, lifted various petroleum products without paying the required duties and…