Audit Board to Review Moon Administration's Nuclear Phase-Out Project and Vaccine Supply in Second Half of Year

Including the Corruption Investigation Office Audit Plan

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[Asia Economy Reporter Ki-min Lee] The Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) has added the nuclear phase-out project carried out during the Moon Jae-in administration to its audit plan for the second half of this year and decided to closely scrutinize it.

Since the outbreak of COVID-19, the supply and management of medical and quarantine supplies such as vaccines and masks have also been added to the audit targets.

The BAI announced on the morning of the 23rd that it had finalized the 2022 second half audit operation plan reflecting these matters at the Audit Committee meeting.

The Corruption Investigation Office for High-ranking Officials, which BAI Chairman Choi Jae-ha recently pledged to audit within the year during a report to the National Assembly, was also included in the audit plan.

The BAI explained, "In the second half of the year, we will maintain the direction of the annual audit plan established in January this year to promote audits of major issues, while newly reflecting audit tasks in the plan to timely respond to recent changes in the audit environment."

In addition, in the second half of this year, the BAI will conduct audits on ▲ management of funded and invested institutions ▲ operation of the local education finance grant system ▲ improvement of national tax imposition administration and practices ▲ promotion of regulatory reform such as improvement of passive administration ▲ university evaluation system and academic regulation operation ▲ and promotion of personal information protection.

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