Low Budget Utilization, Realignment Deficiencies, and Target Shortfalls in GAD Programs
Pulilan · 2024
Severity: HighRecommendation: Implemented
What Happened?
Category: Financial ManagementIssue: PerformanceSeveral GAD programs spent only a fraction of their budgets or had funds completely unspent, requiring money to be shifted to other activities. One nutrition seminar failed to hit its attendance target due to a lack of food funds, while crisis assistance spending blew past its original budget because millions were transferred in from other projects.
Why It Matters
Recommended Actions
- Require the Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator and the Municipal Engineer to continue the implementation of the programmed PPAs as planned, to ensure the delivery of intended socio-economic benefits to the public.
Original Audit Finding Excerpt
"Fisheries Inputs Distribution - purchase of fisheries production paraphernalia such as catch nets and other inputs for distribution 300,000.00 82,698.25 (217,301.75) 0.00 The balance allotment of ₱217,301.75 was realigned (Realignment No. 6)"
