In a community in Kharkiv region, auditors uncovered financial violations amounting to 127 million UAH, and the findings have been referred to the police.

State auditors from Kharkiv conducted a financial audit of the Berezivka city territorial community budget in the Kharkiv region for the period from 2021 to September 2023.

According to "Dumka," this information was reported by the press service of the Northeast office of the State Audit Office.

As per the office's data, during the audit, reviews of specific issues related to the municipal enterprise and the city council were conducted.

The audit and reviews revealed deficiencies and financial violations amounting to a total of 127 million UAH.

The auditors found that due to the lack of updated monetary assessments of the community's land, the budget lost over 13 million UAH in land lease revenue, which also increases the risks of illegal land dispossession amounting to approximately 90 million UAH. The community lacks general plans for populated areas, making it difficult to monitor land revenues.

"Despite achieving planned tax collection targets, there is a noted annual decline in revenues from rent payments and fees for the use of other natural resources by almost three times," specialists remarked.

During the investigation into the preservation of municipal property, it was discovered that one of the modular houses received free of charge, valued at 2.4 million UAH, was missing from the city council and municipal institutions' records, which could lead to the loss of valuable property.

The review indicated that financial violations committed by council officials reached 6 million UAH.

Specifically, the city council spent 1.2 million UAH on payments to security personnel for rented premises, which contradicts the beautification program.

Additionally, auditors identified inflated salary payments to city council officials (around 1 million UAH), as well as a shortfall in land lease revenues totaling 412 thousand UAH.

A separate issue arose with capital repairs: the audit revealed inflated expenses for repair and construction works, leading to losses for the city budget of 844 thousand UAH.

"As a result of the audit, the community leadership was provided with recommendations for improving financial discipline. The Northeast office of the State Audit Office issued mandatory requirements for addressing the identified violations and compensating for the damage caused," the auditors concluded.

The audit materials were forwarded to law enforcement agencies for investigating the legality of the actions taken by the community officials.