The State Audit Committee of the Ministry of Finance and the Anti-Corruption Service of the National Security Committee of the Republic of Kazakhstan strengthen joint control over the legality of budget payments

At the initiative of the State Audit Committee and the support of the Anti-Corruption Service of the National Security Committee, a working meeting was held on the issue of joining common efforts to prevent waste of government spending.

The focus was drawn to the Online Budget Monitoring module used by the State Audit Committee, which allows real-time identification and response to manipulations with the transfer of budget funds to the card accounts of social workers under the guise of wages.

«Only for the past period of this year, more than 1.3 billion tenge of illegal payments were revealed, over 833 million tenge were reimbursed. Meanwhile, the preventive approach does not work for everyone. 8 criminal cases were initiated against persistent violators with a total damage of about half a billion tenge. According to court sentences, 6 officials have already been sentenced to punishments from 5 to 7 years in prison under the articles of fraud, misappropriation or embezzlement of someone else's entrusted property, complicity
in a criminal offense "- said the head of the Office of the State Audit Committee Olzhas Nukaev.

In turn, representatives of the special services highly appreciated the modern digital audit tool, noted that in the framework of protecting the national and economic security of the state, special importance is paid to the prevention of corruption and fraudulent threats
at their early stage.

In conclusion, Deputy Chairman of the State Audit Committee Murat Orazbay expressed gratitude to his colleagues for their readiness for interdepartmental interaction and stressed that in the context of digitalization, state control should be inevitable and proactive, which corresponds to the tasks set in the President's Address to the people of Kazakhstan dated September 8, 2025.

The parties agreed to further strengthen cooperation, including notifying the National Security Committee and its territorial divisions of the high risks of illegal payments. It is expected that this measure will ensure the effectiveness of the preventive response measures taken and the proper protection of the state treasury.