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Commission Report 2002 (Hungary)
The managerial accountability in budget spending centres needs to be
further enhanced. The administrative framework for internal audits at the
level of internal audit services in budget spending centres has to be further
strengthened and their functional independence still needs to be ensured. As
regards the protection of the Communities' financial interests, an
anti-fraud co-ordinating service has been established inside the Ministry of
Finance, and a Standing Inter-Ministerial Committee has been set up in order
to facilitate co-operation with other Hungarian institutions. However,
neither body is fully operational yet. The measures foreseen in the Action
Plan to further reinforce the legislation in order to strengthen the fight
against fraud, notably in the area of VAT are scheduled for 2003, so no
progress can be reported at this stage. Efforts to ensure the correct use,
control, monitoring and evaluation of EC pre-accession funding have been made
as scheduled in the Action Plan. Thus, the priorities in the field of
financial control have only partially been met. However, implementation of
the Action Plan is mainly on track.
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