The Auditor General conducts independent value-for-money and financial statement audits under the authority of the Auditor General Act and various other statutes and authorities. As well, under the authority of the Government Advertising Act, 2004, the Auditor General is required to review government advertising and certain printed matter proposed by government offices to determine if the advertising or printed matter meet the standards required by that Act. As required by the Fiscal Transparency and Accountability Act, 2004, in an election year the Auditor General is also required to review and report on the reasonableness of a Pre-Election Report prepared by the Ministry of Finance.
VOTE -ITEM # |
STANDARD ACCOUNT BY ITEM AND SUB-ITEMS | |||
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OPERATING EXPENSE | ||||
2501-1 | Office of the Auditor General | |||
Salaries and wages | 9,755,400 | |||
Employee benefits | 2,041,200 | |||
Transportation and communication | 418,800 | |||
Services | 3,155,500 | |||
Supplies and equipment | 377,500 | |||
Transfer payments | ||||
CCAF-FCVI Inc | 73,000 | |||
Total Operating Expense to be Voted | 15,821,400 | |||
Statutory Appropriations | ||||
Statutory | The Auditor General Act | 402,700 | ||
Total Operating Expense for Office of the Auditor General Program | 16,224,100 |