Over 95 billion rubles recovered and reallocated to the national coffers by the Accounts Chamber
Russia's Accounts Chamber (AC) revealed in 2024 its substantial impact on the efficient use of federal budget funds, achieving an economic effect of 148.9 billion rubles, with 95.9 billion rubles returned to the state treasury. This benchmark, set in the chamber's 30-year history, was announced by Svetlana Orlova, the Auditor of the AC.
In 2024, the AC secured an economic impact of approximately 13 billion rubles through auditing in the area of state management. The chamber's recommendations, appeals to law enforcement agencies, and enforcement of its prescriptions played a significant role in this achievement.
Reports earlier from DK.RU highlighted the AC's findings of 592 violations totalling 1.3 billion rubles in the Sverdlovsk region, predominantly in accounting, financial reporting, and public procurement. Remarkably, the regional budget managed to recover 57 million rubles due to these findings.
It's worth noting that the sale of assets transferred to the Russian Federation's ownership brought 80 billion rubles to the budget in 2024. Over the year, Rosimushchestvo facilitated the receipt of 132 billion rubles from the sale of assets and objects of the federal budget, exceeding the annual plan of 6 billion rubles. The plans for 2025 involve 517 billion rubles, with significant privatization of industrial and production enterprises planned in Russia for 2026.
The General Prosecutor's Office reported in early 2025 the seizure of all assets of 32 structures belonging to the Domodedovo airport system and DMH Holding, among other companies.
While the AC's 2024 activities demonstrated robust oversight, the specific details of funds recovered or misused remain somewhat obscure in the available reporting. Notable examples of inefficiencies were identified in regions such as Chuvashia, where a lack of bus drivers led to delayed deployment of newly purchased vehicles, and the Omsk Region, where a massive portion of funds allocated for a water pipeline project went unaccounted for.
Corrective actions followed the AC's interventions in both cases, with Chuvashia addressing driver shortages and ensuring all purchased buses were deployed, and the Omsk case indicating significant misallocation still pending resolution. Despite this, the AC’s increased independence and robust audits across sectors have led to improved accountability and spending discipline in the reported cases, with the main economic impact being improved oversight rather than explicit restitution of funds.
The AC's audit in the domain of business and finance in 2024 resulted in an Economic impact of approximately 13 billion rubles, with their recommendations, appeals to law enforcement agencies, and enforcement of their prescriptions playing a significant role. The subsequent recovery of 57 million rubles in the Sverdlovsk region, following the AC's findings of violations in financial reporting and public procurement, is an instance that illustrates this influence.
