Parliament approves MVR 133 million budget for Auditor General's Office
The Auditor General's Office was allocated approximately MVR 134 million for 2026.
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Parliament has approved a budget of approximately MVR 133 million for the Auditor General's Office for 2027, representing a reduction of around MVR 1 million compared with this year's allocation.
The budget was approved at Tuesday's parliamentary sitting with 46 members voting in favour and none against.
The Auditor General's Office was allocated approximately MVR 134 million for 2026.
According to the approved budget, approximately MVR 90 million has been allocated for recurrent expenditure and the procurement of equipment required for office operations, while MVR 43.5 million has been allocated under the Public Sector Investment Programme (PSIP).
The corresponding allocations for 2026 were MVR 92.7 million for recurrent expenditure and MVR 41.5 million for capital expenditure.
The 2027 budget includes MVR 56.8 million for employee-related expenditure and MVR 2.1 million for pensions and payments to retired employees.
A further MVR 10.6 million has been allocated for travel expenses, while MVR 13.8 million has been earmarked for services required for office operations.
The budget also provides MVR 611,211 for staff training and MVR 916,500 for repairs and maintenance.
An additional MVR 244,000 has been allocated for grants, advertising and subsidies.
