On December 25, Premier Li Keqiang met the prominent collectives and individuals in government audit institutions and made important address on audit work in Beijing.

On behalf of CPC Central Committee and State Council, Li congratulated the representatives on their commendation, and extended cordial greetings to all government auditors. He said, in 2014 audit institutions, adhering to the core work of the Party and State and auditing by law, enhanced the audit on public funds and stated-owned assets and resources and supervision over power operation, with a view to realizing the full coverage of audit supervision. Significant issues were discovered, punished and rectified, and the auditing performance was upgraded through deepening reform. Government audit plays important roles in assuring the implementation of major policies involving reform and development, safeguarding financial discipline, and promoting integrity. Government auditors devoted a great deal of effort to the achievements of economic society development.

Li said, it was the great responsibility and honor of auditors to fulfill their work under the new situation. He brought forwards three requirements. First, government auditors shall keep the overall situation and responsibility in mind, adapt to the New Normal of economy development, and act as the “inspector” of policy implementation to contribute to the sound and continuous development of national economy within the reasonable range. They shall play the special role in promoting the steady economic growth, adjusting the economic structure and reforming to a deeper level, through enhancing real-time audit on significant constructions and projects, improving audit supervision measures on key links, and promoting the implementation of policies on reform and development and significant projects. Second, auditor shall keep close eyes on the use of public funds as the guardian of interests of public. Auditing shall neither allow the public funds “sleeping” in the bank account, nor any drainage or misappropriation. The funds cannot be taken by force nor encroachment, especially that relating to the livelihoods, which are the lifesaving, relief funds of the masses. Auditors shall utilize their penetrating insight to detect and discover the server illegal or disciplinary violations and the major risks, to give full play of the role of pioneer of audit in anti-corruption. Third, audit institutions shall foster the establishment of “Competent Auditors” with high qualification, competence, integrity, ethics, and courage. Audit supervision shall be conducted according to law, within reasonable authorities and in order. And social resources can be more involved to enhance the public confidence in auditing.

Premier Li emphasized, facing new assignments and requirements, audit institutions should enhance capacity building and innovation, get rid of outdated working patterns, utilize innovated auditing ways and methods, and improve audit efficiency with the use of modern technology such as IT, big data. Audit work is very laborious, the auditors need more care and assistance, especially the grassroots auditors. He hoped all auditors continue to exert themselves to be enthusiastic and innovative, bear their responsibilities, and utilize their high competence to improve the audit work continuously. Audit authorities shall play the important roles in economy development and anti-corruption like swords, to better contribute to the cause of the Party and our Nation.

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