Auditor General Hussain Niyazi has stated that a total of 442 audits will be fully completed and published before the end of this year.

The Auditor General made this remark while submitting the Audit Office's budget required for next year to Parliament's Finance Committee last week.

Providing information to the members of the Parliament's Finance Committee regarding the work of the Audit Office, Niyazi stated that 183 audits have been fully completed and published so far this year.

He noted that these include 35 audits related to ministries and state institutions, 34 audits related to state-owned enterprises, and 62 audits related to councils.

In addition, Niyazi stated that the audits include 8 special audits, 5 information systems audits, 3 public funds and schemes audits, 3 financial institutions audits, a performance audit, and an audit related to budget, fiscal matters, and debt.

The Auditor General stated that an additional 259 audits will be completed by the end of December this year. With these audits, a total of 442 audits will be published by the end of this year, while 120 ongoing audits will be completed next year, he added.

Accordingly, the Auditor General stated that it has been decided to carry out a total of 394 audit works during next year alongside those tasks.