ICPC indicts Budget Office over inclusion of fake agency in 2026 budget
The investigation concluded that weaknesses in the budget onboarding framework created an opportunity for a purported government agency to enter the federal budget without adequate verification of its legal status.
The investigation also examined the Budget Office’s Standard Operating Procedure for the Expenditure Department, which sets out how budget proposals from government institutions are to be received, reviewed and uploaded into the annual federal budget.
The investigation also found no evidence that the Budget Office formally returned the proposal to the purported council to obtain the missing documents.
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