The State Audit Office revealed a number of violations related to fuel expenditures in the State Attorney's Office administrations for 2021-2022.
According to the audit report, there are no clear rules and principles for the use of official vehicles in the administrations, which increases the risks of inappropriate and inefficient use of fuel. Moreover, the auditors were unable to obtain appropriate documentation that would confirm the necessity of refueling and using the vehicles for official purposes. This, in turn, creates the risk of using official vehicles for personal purposes.
In addition, the audit report notes that the administration reimbursed the fuel costs of employees' personal vehicles without proper justification, which carries the risk of improper use of budget funds.
"As a result of analytical procedures conducted regarding fuel expenses, it was revealed that 30,564 liters of fuel, worth 80,824 GEL, were spent outside the borders of the State Attorney's Administration without a business trip order;
In the State Attorney's Administrations of Kvemo Kartli, Shida Kartli, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Imereti and Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, entrusted vehicles were not handed over to the institution when officials went on vacation. As a result, during the vacation, a total of 3,128 liters of fuel worth of 8,526 GEL were used in 2021-2022.
During the audit process, appropriate formal documentation was not presented that would confirm the filling of fuel and the use of vehicles for official purposes," the audit report states.
