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NEWS RELEASE
THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR GENERAL WILL MEET OBJECTIVES WITH REDUCED BUDGET
Ottawa, June 6, 2014 -
The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) will continue to meet its audit objectives, even though it has reduced its staff levels and spending, according to the Standing Committee on Public Accounts’ report presented today in the House of Commons by Committee Chair David Christopherson.
Each year, the Standing Committee on Public Accounts (the Committee) reviews the OAG’s past performance, spending estimates, and future plans and priorities.
In its report on the OAG’s 2012–2013 Performance Report and 2014–2015 Report on Plans and Priorities, the Committee observes that in 2012–2013, the percentage of the OAG’s performance audits reviewed by parliamentary committees had decreased to 30% from 48% in the previous year, and 62% in 2010–2011. The Committee commits to continuing its practice of holding hearings on performance audits, and encourages other standing committees to do likewise.
In 2014–2015, the OAG will reach its Strategic and Operating Review proposal one year in advance of its target. The Committee notes that the OAG will fulfill its functions, meet all of its important objectives, and comply with all professional standards, even though the OAG has reduced its staff levels by 10% and reduced its spending by 7.8%.
The Committee commends the OAG for its continued commitment to achieving the highest possible standard of professionalism in all of its audit work, for its efforts to achieve its mandate within its budgetary plans, and for continuing to look for ways to improve the efficiency and articulate the value of its audits.
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