Serbian state auditors say 105 million Euro spent on COVID hospitals

The State Auditing Institution (DRI) said on Wednesday that the Serbian Health Ministry spent 105 million Euro to equip COVID hospitals and deal with the consequences of the pandemic.

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It said that the 12.38 billion Dinars (1 Euro – 118 Dinars) was also used for dues to international organizations and mandatory social security.

Auditors said that in one case the ministry did not provide specifications for equipment bought in public procurement procedure but added that the procurement plans were in line with financial plans for 2020.

The DRI recommended that the ministry follow all specification requirements in public procurement procedures and publish notices on the public procurement portal.

The DRI said that the Health Ministry paid the Republic Health Insurance Fund 7.84 billion Dinars to cover the salaries of health care staff hired during the state of emergency as well as transport and laboratory expenses.

The ministry spent 363.6 million Dinars on various materials and 484.95 Dinars on dues to international organizations as well as 723.5 million Dinars for health care institutions during the pandemic.

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