Pizza with Me: The Water Authority of Mendoza Spent $ 1300 in A Pizzeria on Non-Working Days
<p>The data comes from the review carried out by the Court of Auditors during 2014. In total, the non-activity disbursements amount to more than $ 17 thousand pesos. In the face of this situation, it was decided to issue solidarity charges to several officials. They were also fined for pay advances and inconsistencies in the financial statements.</p>
The Court of Accounts of the Province of Mendoza decided to "charge the President, Secretary General, Accountant and Treasurer of the Provincial Water and Sanitation Entity (EPAS) for expenses not related to the activity for $ 21,103."
The amount of the penalty corresponds to "the $ 17,541 that was disbursed incorrectly, plus $ 3,562 of interest". The report, which assessed the agency's administrative, financial and equity account surrender during 2014, states that there were unjustified expenditures "because the vouchers are not in the name of EPAS and because they were made on non-working days and times", so Establishes "the formulation of charges."
Just as an example, below you can see some of the unjustified consumption:
The ruling, which was issued in May this year, clarifies that "there are observations that have been reiterating over time despite having been instructed to correct them." One case is that of the advances of salaries, which is indicated since 2012.
On this occasion, the Tribunal warns that "the failure to repay these advances granted to the EPAS accountant" amounted to more than $ 50 thousand, but at the date of the review "only had to return $ 5,500."
"The no money discounting the following month alter the nature of advancement and turns it into a personal loan", more if you consider that, in some cases, exceeded 50% of gross salary of the employee. The report of the Court also warns "the existence of a prejudice towards the State by the misuse of the funds".
Faced with this situation it was decided to apply "a fine of $ 5 thousand pesos to the president and $ 10 thousand to the accountant."
On the other hand, it was also observed that "accounting for expenses and resources was not in accordance with the accounting information sheets", in accordance with current legal regulations.
In addition, "it was not possible to check the payment informed with the accounting records because there was no correlation between both, thus preventing verification of actual execution." Consequently, the Court "held the accountant responsible for both failures and decided to fine it for $ 3,000."
