Liu Jiayi proposed ten priorities of audit work for next year

The Annual National Audit Conference was held in Beijing from 24^th to 25^th December 2012. Over 200 delegates attended the conference, including representatives from local audit offices, Audit Office of Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, Audit Office of Chinese People's Liberation Army, all the functional departments, dispatched and resident audit offices of the CNAO and engaged auditors, as well as delegates from relevant stakeholders including CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Organization Department of the CPC Central Committee, the Budget Committee of the NPC Standing Committee, General Office of the State Council, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Finance, State Administration of Civil Service , etc.

Mr. Liu Jiayi, Auditor General of the National Audit Office of the People's Republic of China (CNAO) delivered a speech entitled Carrying out Auditing Work during the New Period by Adhering to the Gist of the 18^th National Congress of the CPC. Dr. Dong Dasheng, Deputy Auditor General of the CNAO, summarized the conference and raised detailed requirements.

Mr. Liu made a comprehensive review and summary on the auditing work for last year in his speech. In 2012, audit institutions at all levels successfully completed their tasks in accordance with laws based on Scientific Outlook on Development. From January to November, more than 100,000 entities nationwide was audited. The increased revenues and recouped losses amounted to over RMB 160 billion. Auditors have provided evidence for more than 970 cases and facilitated the improvement of over 4800 systems. Through auditing, more than RMB 30 billion of social welfare assets were recovered and allocated. The reduced investments and settlements exceeded RMB 60 billion.

Liu proposed ten priorities of auditing work for next year as follows:

To focus on real-time audit over the implementation of key economic policies and macro-control measures adopted by the central government so as to carry out central policies smoothly;

To strengthen the examination on large economic crimes and corruption cases to promote anti-corruption and build a clean government;

To reinforce the supervision and balance of power operation and improve the responsibility and accountability system;

To enhance the exposure of distinctive conflicts and potential risks in the operation of socio-economy to safeguard national economic security;

To highlight the audit on energy saving and environmental protection to promote the ecological progress;

To intensify the audit over key social welfare funds and projects to safeguard fundamental interests of the people;

To advance the development of performance audit with a view to the integration of effectiveness, speed and quality, to promote the transformation of economic development model;

To deepen the disclosure of crimes and illegal practices to promote the rule of law and democratic development;

To reinforce the release of audit information and rectification in accordance with laws to promote the openness and transparency ;

To strengthen the efforts to identify problems, analyse root cause, and raise recommendations from the perspectives of system, institution, and mechanism, so as to improve the system and deepen the reform.