How Public Money Is Lost: Synthesis of Court of Accounts Reports, Second Half of 2016
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Independent Think Tank “Expert-Grup” has published a synthesis of the Court of Accounts reports for the second half of 2016 in Moldova. It examines public sector performance in three areas: the 2011–2016 justice sector reform strategy, public sector pay, and public-private partnerships, and finds inefficiency, inequity and a lack of transparency.
Of 489 planned justice reform actions, almost 80% were reported as completed, half on time and the rest delayed by 3 months to 3 years. Fewer than 5% were not carried out. Weighted by the importance of the unimplemented actions, however, implementation is only about 27%. Key gaps include laws stalled in Parliament, unreformed institutions and a penitentiary system that has not been demilitarised.
The public sector pay system is hard to administer, underperforming and socially and economically inequitable. The study calls for its complete overhaul and for salaries closer to those in the real sector. Public-private partnerships suffer from legal breaches, low transparency and weak monitoring, risking the loss of public assets and contingent debts. The study was produced with support from the Soros Foundation Moldova.
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