Gyeongsangnam-do Strengthens 'Audit System' to Prevent Subsidy Fraud... Total Effort

Gyeongnam Province Subsidy Audit History Management System.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] Gyeongsangnam-do announced on the 14th that it will promote subsidy audit activities to strengthen accountability and transparency in the use of subsidies and to eradicate fraudulent subsidy claims.

The Provincial Audit Committee plans to first have the responsible departments prevent illegal activities on their own and encourage transparent execution.

To this end, a checklist was distributed to the provincial subsidy project departments, requesting them to strengthen settlement inspections and guidance/checks by April. Additionally, the '2022 Subsidy Act and Local Subsidy Act Work Guide and Subsidy Audit Casebook' was produced and distributed to the province and all cities and counties.

The audit casebook includes interpretations of legal provisions, precautions, Q&A and precedents, and 194 audit findings. It is expected to help prevent fraudulent claims by providing guidelines for proper subsidy execution to related public officials and project implementers.

The use of the self-established 'Subsidy Audit History Management System' will also be activated to share subsidy audit findings and prevent similar cases.

The subsidy system, which has 734 registered audit cases, provides information such as major audit findings by subsidy project sector. This year, 1,004 subsidy officers from the province and cities/counties registered as new users of the subsidy system.

The 'Local Subsidy Fraud Reporting Center,' operated since August 2018 with resident participation to strengthen monitoring of fraudulent subsidy claims, will continue to operate. A special subsidy audit is planned for June.

Im Myeong-hyo, Chairman of the Gyeongnam Provincial Audit Committee, said, "To eradicate fraudulent subsidy claims, this year we will implement internal audit activities focused on prevention," and added, "We will make every effort to improve fundamental problems such as incorrect perceptions and practices regarding subsidies."

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