Auditor finds full violations in the work of four northern municipalities

The audience's finding of the four northern municipalities has also been identified in the failure to implement the Law on Income Meetings from Property to Property, Presenting Permissions, and so on.

It has also been found that in all four municipalities, administrative officials without adequate procedures have engaged, as well as a complete lack of follow-up evidence.

All four municipalities currently led by Kosovo political subjects were found irregularities in the execution of the budget.

As a consequence of the situation there, the Government of Kosovo had made the decision on each to reduce the budget in large measure.

In the Northern Mitrovica municipality, the audience has identified non-compliance of the Law on Collecting Incomes From Tax to Property.

According to the audience, this has been due to the fact that no records of property and other procedures for collecting property taxes have been inherited from past governance.

During 2023, the municipality has begun to take action to identify and register property, but it is still at the beginning of this process.

Also during 2023, the municipality engaged 17 employees with contracts for special services without leading procurement procedures.

According to municipal officials, this had happened because of the failure of regular competitions for reduction of employees.

In 2023, the municipality had spent 93 % of its final budget, or 1,288, 570 euros. The costs of 2022 are evidently higher, and this is a consequence of the political situation“, the report says.

While the Leposaviqi municipality has also found a failure to implement the Law on Collecting Incomes from Property, Construction Permissions and Giving to Use of Public Property, Obligation of Administration Officers Without adequate procedures, as well as a complete lack of evidence for follow-up, reports Indexline.

This has happened because the municipality has not yet established law enforcement policies and has not taken concrete action to collect revenues from this event, which has significant impact on the municipal budget level and improving services to citizens.

We have examined 15 cases and noted that the municipality has engaged administrative officials according to the work contract and specific tasks, determining the gross salary of 420 euros for each official of the visible do not implement procurement procedures. This has happened because of the failure to implement procurement procedures aimed at replacing staff shortages.

The municipality uses evidence for the return-to-work employees in which employees are signed to witness their presence at work, but during our review of the lists for October, November, and the annual 2023 year, we have noted that not all of the staff on these” lists were recorded in the report.

As a consequence of the political situation created in the Leposaviqi municipality, the Kosovo government had made the decision to reduce the budget worth 4.4m euros. In 2023, the municipality spent about 89 % on the final budget, or 961,978 euros on a drop of approximately 76% compared to 2022.

The municipality of Zubin-Potok has also been found that it has not yet begun collecting and inflows from property taxes and construction permits, and has not adopted domestic tax regulations, fees, taxes and burdens for offering public services to citizens. There was also a lack of evidence for follow - up work in this municipality.

The final budget compared to the initial budget has been reduced by the government for 1. 934,011 euros or 63 %.

Similar findings have been identified in the Zvecan municipality.

Voilary and late bail. During the payment test, we have noted that the commitment of the tools and the ordinance was issued 10 days after the receipt was accepted, whose value was 13 .8740.40 euros. In addition, we have noted that legacies are not signed and do not contain the exact date of their generation”, the report says.

So did this municipality. Disobedience of the Law to collect revenues from taxes on property.

The final budget in relation to the initial budget had been reduced by the government for 1,845,415 euros. In 2023 the municipality had spent 76% of its initial budget, or 681,444 euros.