Incorders of the National Audit Office

The Association of Employers rejects, as stated by the National Audit Office in the announcement, that the company has not « in any way seemed to justify its repeated disguises or obtain explanations relating to the role or administration of the National Audit Office ».

This is stated in a statement from the Association of Employers, which is written by Olaf Stephensen, CEO of the company.

Was reported Criticism of the Association of Employers on the National Audit Office in Morgunblaðið yesterday, but it concerned the Agency’s working methods in the affairs of Iceland Post.

Draws attention to disqualification

The National Audit Office answered that criticism this morning but Read that answer here. The Employers’ Association has now responded to the answer with the following statement:

« After the » Preliminary Study « of the National Audit Office, which was prepared following the Parliamentary Report, was presented to the Constitutional and Supervisory Committee of the Parliament on March 14 last year, the FA Committee sent a plea, which, in the first place, drawn attention to the National Audit Office. The request of the parliament was precisely, among other things, whether taxpayers’ contributions to Iceland Post were correctly calculated.

Secondly, a statement was followed by a memorandum, which is extensively reviewed by the National Audit Office’s preliminary examination and pointed out numerous issues where the Agency does not answer the questions of the Assembly, although detailed information is available that enable it. The committee was also sent a memorandum that the FA compiled before the National Audit Office and contained information on answers to the questions presented by the parliament in its report. There are links to the talk and memorandum below. This should be considered reasonably « objective and well -reasoned » criticism, so that the wording of the National Audit Office is referred to.

Did not become the request

The National Audit Office’s statement states that many of the parliamentary questions have been raised that had already been resolved by the required regulators. The FA memorandum points out that the request of the Assembly was precisely that the examination of how the implementation and supervision of the Postal Service Act had been carried out. The supervision of the supervision was being asked, so to speak. The National Audit Office did not comply with that request.

The National Audit Office’s statement also states that FA has not been in contact with the office because of these attractions.  » FA sent the National Audit Office a number of documents regarding the Parliamentary Report request and met with the Agency. When the product was available, it was clear that the National Audit Office’s interest in the correct information in the case was none. Therefore, there was no purpose in further communication with the Agency on this matter.

It is surprising to FA that the National Audit Office did not immediately when the Parliamentary Reporting request was informed of the Parliament that on the one hand it was not suitable for the work because of her work for Iceland Post and on the other, she did not consider in her field of work to answer the questions of the parliament. It would then have been possible to seek other ways of assessing the implementation and supervision of the postal law, which the parliament obviously considers, as the FA, is in unread.

Has funded sub -pricing

FA, however, disagrees with the fact that the project is not in the field of work of the National Audit Office. The parliamentary report request, as previously stated, turned to the handling of taxpayers’ funds, which have flowed to Iceland Post and financed the sub -pricing of the company, which has affected its competitors. The purpose of the National Audit Administration’s administrative audits is, among other things, to look for the treatment and utilization of fiscal funds, as stated in Article 6 of the Auditor General Act.

That being said, FA welcomes the fact that the Government’s optimization group proposals proposes that the National Audit Office cease to revise the state and government agencies and focus on administrative and operational audits. Such a change would reduce conflicts of interest and prevent disqualification, such as what we face in this matter, « says the statement by Olaf Stephensen, Managing Director of the Employers Association.

Then followed the following links to reports, FA’s litigation for further support.