European Union and the us call for transparency

United States and the European Union requested the Dominican Republic conduct audits to the cooperation funds that offer to the country through agencies ofi ciales, which specializes national auditors who shall issue markets by the nation North American.

To offer information, the President of the Chamber of Auditors, Licelot neighborhoods Tuesday, pointed out that there is great interest on the part of international agencies in audit cooperation in the social areas that offer the country, because the contributors of those Nations have applied for transparency in the management of taxes they pay.

"Now fi end of this year received the support of the United States for issue - car and to prepare a pilot project to audit the international cooperation that has never audited in the country, this non-refundable or this type fi financial", maintained neighborhoods. Marte

Admitted that u000aAudit international cooperation is a great challenge that the Agency shall assume liability.

Ahead of first they auditarán from the United States funds, since they have already started cooperation for the preparation of the pilot project which will consist of a body of Dominican Auditors, who will be trained and then pass by Argentine markets American.

"The first we are going to be audited are from the United States, because that is what they want, 26 auditors trained in regulations established for this type of audit," he added.

Explained that after the process of training of Auditors, USA undergo them an evaluation process and then issue a pass cation that will credited to perform audits of international cooperation. MARTE neighborhoods considered interesting to that initiative comes from those Nations, because there certainly are many the u000aresources for social aid coming into the country from by this route.

Argued that the support received by the Dominican Government of the European Union in euro is considerable, and that is this highlight through specific aspects to ofi ciales various institutions, but also as support liquid to the budget national.

"Have received from the European Union request that these funds are audited." Why? Because its donors, which is society, they are demanding transparency.

( ) Human resources and internal organization

in the Chamber of Auditors currently passes through a deep transformation process, based on two essential areas: human resources and internal organization, explained it as its Chairperson, Licelot Marte of neighborhoods.

Understands that through this process in the Chamber of Auditors is reborn again, because it is training and preparing its resources human.

"With regards to the control" u000a"that is the object missionary of the Chamber of Auditors of us we have focused on human resources because you have to train them, building them to improve in every way", stated.

They seize to a CAPD 36 audits

The Chamber of Auditors has sent 36 audits to the National Directorate of prosecution of corruption, as a result of a verification of performance in 224 State institutions, for the implementation of its prerogatives as a researcher and pursuer entity of any signs of irregular handling of funds and resources of the State who committed the criminal liability of the audited.

In such cases, he said, they have found evidence that could compromise the criminal responsibility of the audited.

Audits relate to the period enero-noviembre of 2011, said the President, Chamber of accounts Licelot Marte de Barrios, body responsible for the control of budgetary implementation of u000athe institutions of the State

"They are 244 audits that the camera is in process and when we say in the process are some concluídas, others in the hands of the audited agents, others in the Legal Department, because they do Government comprehensive audits and then have to do a review or audit the legal process," explained Marte of neighborhoods.

The official pointed out that total initiated audits this year, some 96 have been sent to the Comptroller General of the Republic to give follow-up by non-compliance with administrative.

He said that it is the CAPD, product of the investigations, the agency that determines whether you can trial these audits.

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Authorities
Pablo of the Rosary, Vice President of the Chamber of Auditors pointed out that the Agency works in the conduct of an audit to the municipality of San Francisco de Macorís, through a Special Committee, in response to the allegation of fraud u000ain this institution.

Said that the Agency is making "a miracle", because only has 162 Auditors to audit some three thousand institutions.

Secretary PEDRO ORTIZ
stressed that that entity has a strong credibility and proof of this is that much of the international cooperation agencies are supporting programmes and projects carried out.

"Another important part which has been a good push is the way in which we are making the recruitment of human resources (for competition), which is competitive, thus allowing the acquisition of a qualified personnel".

Member JUAN JOSÉ HEREDIA
considered that audits in councils occur more often because these are the Governments that are closer to the society's

"That is the entity that is closer to society, therefore the increased requirement of audits is towards this sector and we have to give a response" u000a"then, because but give them a response then you lose confidence", said Heredia.

Member ALFREDO CRUZ POLANCO
Alfredo Cruz Polanco understands that to advance in the area of technology to the Chamber of Auditors lacks a good push economic for the continuation of the process.

He said that the lack of organization and transparency in the auditable institutions makes it difficult that the oversight agency make good audits in time established.

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