Problems of organizing a public audit of the budget sphere

Abstract

Relevance. The article discusses the problem of state auditing in the regions of the Russian Federation. Studies of data on control activities of the Astrakhan region's RCD show a high level of risk to the economic security of the region. The problems that arise from the actual implementation of control measures in the region are identified. The analysis showed that the state audit in the regions of the Russian Federation is usually reduced to the activities of the control and counting bodies of the federal entities. The article makes recommendations on the need to include in the system of state audit in addition to the control and accounting bodies, internal audit bodies in the field of budgetary relations. The aim of the study is to look at the problems of state audit and financial control in the Astrakhan region. The objectives of the study are to identify the problems of state audit and financial control in the Astrakhan region, as well as to develop recommendations to eliminate the identified problems and improve the economic security of the region. The results of the study. The analysis of the annual reporting in the Astrakhan region revealed the dynamics of financial irregularities in the financial and budgetary sphere for the period 2015-2018. The largest percentage of the Total Financial Violations of the Department is accounted for by «Other financial irregularities» based on accounting irregularities, such as: distortion of accounting, violation of the order of its conduct; the provision of knowingly unreliable budget reporting or other information; violations of the accounting of budgetary obligations, etc. Thus, studies of data on control activities of the Astrakhan region's RCD showed a high level of risk to the economic security of the region. The reason for which is a weak accounting system, violations in it.