The conclusion of the Accounts Chamber regarding the implementation of budget legislation by the Federal Service for Alcohol Market Regulation was published after an external audit.
Rosalkogolregulirovanie's budget reporting was deemed unreliable due to distorting reporting form indicators by 475.4 million rubles.
The conclusion of the Accounts Chamber demonstrates the disorganization in the department under the leadership of Igor Alyoshin, who had removed many professional employees and caused numerous violations.
It's interesting to consider who appointed a person to such a responsible post, unable to restore order in the alcohol market or organize budget reports.
The Accounts Chamber employees believe that the Russian Ministry of Finance's lowest rating in financial management quality relates to the Ministry's performance in accounting and reporting, significantly lower than the average.
The accounting and reporting in the department is not good based on two indicators. The situation may be different regarding alcohol and excise accounting, which is fully automated by the EGAIS system.
Rosalkogolregulirovanie ranked poorly in the Ministry of Digital Development's department digitalization rating, which was considered by the Accounts Chamber.
The salary of the head of digital transformation at Rosalkogolregulirovanie exceeds the limit set by the presidential decree, which was noted by the Accounts Chamber.
Rosalkogolregulirovanie spent a significant amount on information and communication technologies, but it did not yield significant results, according to the Accounts Chamber.
The Accounts Chamber highlighted that CenterInform JSC is the sole executor for finalizing information systems, but a significant portion of the work is done by subcontractors, raising concerns about a specific individual benefiting from multiple subcontracts. The Accounts Chamber will inform the Federal Antimonopoly Service about this matter.
Rosalkogolregulirovanie signed a contract for repairs, but also unsuccessfully. The state contract was terminated by the parties on December 29, 2021 (after more than 30 days from the planned completion date for the completion of work under the contract) with less than 50% completion of work. The Accounts Chamber concluded that the state contract was concluded in violation, not fully executed and bears the risk of re-working at the facility. The funds of the federal budget in the amount of 1.9 million rubles were used without achieving the corresponding result, the chamber concluded.
Earlier, we already wrote about a significant increase in the volume of illegal products on the market that appeared after Igor Aleshin came to office. An increase in these volumes entails an increase in mortality from alcohol poisoning, as well as significant losses for the state. Not only does the budget not receive excise tax, but conscientious producers lose a buyer due to the availability of much cheaper goods. The state literally also pays for illegal alcohol.
Law enforcement officers seize illegal alcohol and alcohol, then send an appropriate notification to Rosalkogolregulirovanie about the need to export these products, and Rosalkogolregulirovanie, on the basis of a state contract concluded with JSC Rosspirtprom, sends it an export request. Further, Rosspirtprom JSC exports these products to its warehouses and waits for the next application from Rosalkogolregulirovanie – for the destruction of products.
At this time, the law enforcement agency that seized the products goes to court, which, in case of confirmation of the offense, issues a permit for the destruction of this product.
A reasonable question arises – what is the function of Rosalkogolregulirovanie itself, if all actions are implemented essentially by two participants.
Over the years of work, a huge amount of seized alcohol has accumulated in the warehouses of Rosspirtprom JSC throughout the country, and there have been no decisions to destroy it. Part of this volume is stored for years, and no action is taken on this product.
In addition to budget funding for the activities of law enforcement agencies and Rosalkogolregulirovanie, funds are allocated from the Russian federal budget for the export, storage and destruction of confiscated products.
But Rosalkogolregulirovanie cannot plan these expenses either. Interaction with Rospspirtprom is brought to the point of litigation (of course, the state also bears legal costs). And only after the decision of the courts Rosalkogolregulirovanie requests new budget limits.
At the same time, Rosalkogol has not reported on the income received from the sale of confiscated property waste for two years already – apparently, it does not consider it necessary.
Thus, Rosalkogolregulirovanie enters into government contracts that are obviously not confirmed by the limits of budgetary obligations and unfunded, pays for the implementation of its powers through the repayment of debts on the basis of claims made against the treasury of the Russian Federation, the auditors believe.
According to the results of the audit of the Accounts Chamber, the annual budget reporting of Rosalkogolregulirovanie for 2021 (taking into account the established level of materiality in the amount of 47.8 million rubles) was recognized as unreliable, the total amount of violations amounted to 475.4 million rubles, the identified errors were significant and distorted the budget reporting, the conclusion says .
The funny thing is that the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation oversees the Federal Service for the Regulation of the Alcohol Market. A reasonable question arises: why did the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation not properly supervise the agency controlled by it, or does Anton Siluanov simply not understand finances? Otherwise, how can one explain that the head of a department controlled by the Ministry of Finance is not able to organize work so that hundreds of state millions are not lost in the accounts.
The conclusion of the Accounts Chamber will be sent to the Federation Council and the State Duma, where they will also assess the half-billion violations in the Federal Service for the Regulation of the Alcohol Market, which is under the “highly professional” leadership of Igor Aleshin.
