LAAC to scrutinise 10 councils’ reports
As Parliamentary Standing Committees started convening on Monday ahead of the 14th Parliamentary Meeting scheduled for January 29, a total of 10 local councils will have their audited reports scrutinised by the Local Authorities Accounts Committee, it has been learnt.
According to the timetable issued by the Parliament, the watchdog committee will scrutinise the councils’ financial reports audited by the Control and Auditor General (CAG) during the 2016/17 financial year.
On the list are Kibaha Township Council, Chalinze District Council, Sumbawanga District Council, Masasi District Council, Biharamulo District Council, Pangani District Council, Longido District Council, Kyela District Council, Ukerewe District Council and Igunga District Council.
According to the itinerary issued, seven councils’ audited reports are being brought before the watchdog committee for scrutiny for the second time.
They are Masasi in Mtwara Region, Biharamulo in Kagera Region, Pangani in Tanga Region, Longido in Arusha Region, Kyela in Mbeya Region, Ukerewe in Mwanza Region and Igunga in Tabora Region.
The Public Accounts Committee, which is also a watchdog entity of the Parliament, started its work on Monday by meeting Control and Auditor General (CAG) members to provide committee members with detailed information on the central government’s audited reports for the financial year ending on June 30, 2017.
Yesterday, according to the schedule, the committee scrutinised National Development Corporation (NDC)’s special audit report. Today, the committee is expected to go through the audited reports of the University of Dodoma and Chalinze Water Supply and Sanitation Authority.
The committee is also expected to scrutinise the audited reports of the Immigration Department (Vote 93) and the State Mining Corporation before touring some projects.
The Public Investments Committee (PIC), for its part, will handle a number of tasks, including deliberating on reports from the Treasury Registrar about investment made in Tanzania Ports Authority (TPA), Tanzania Investment Bank (TIB), performance and investment made in Marine Services Company, Tanzania Postal Corporation (TPC) and the performance and investment made in Arusha Urban Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (AUWSA) and Suma JKT.
The Budget Committee will engage in a number of activities, including its members being trained how to establish the sustainability of the national debt and how to process reports based on economic indicators such as GDP growth, inflation and balance of trade.
Other tasks lined up to be handled by the committee include receiving a report from the CAG on issues raised during the auditing of 2016/17 financial statements of Tanzania Revenue Authority (TRA) parastatal orgnisations and local government authorities.
The committee will also deliberate on the Treasury Registrar’s report on the efficiency of public institutions and their contributions to the government revenue.