Court of Auditors/Follow-up to recommendations: Things are still dragging on

The situation is still not improving. Once again this year, only a limited number of the Court of Auditors’ recommendations have been implemented. In its latest annual report, the high financial court states that barely 18% of the recommendations scheduled for implementation before the end of 2024 (54 out of 300 recommendations) have been fully implemented. This is the same rate recorded for 2023 and 2024. At the same time, 47% of the recommendations (141 out of 300) are currently being implemented. However, the Court of Auditors regrets that the implementation of 35% of the recommendations (105 out of 300) has not yet begun.
According to data provided by the organizations concerned, this situation can be explained “by a combination of factors, mainly the link between the implementation of certain recommendations and the completion of programs and reforms of strategic importance, requiring extended implementation periods, as well as coordination of efforts and cooperation between several departments and public bodies”. In addition, “ ome recommendations are of a legal or institutional nature. This makes their implementation subject to specific time constraints imposed by the legislative or regulatory process”.
I In total, the number of recommendations carried over stood at 922, according to the follow-up carried out as part of the 2023-2024 annual report, compared with 872 for the 2024-2025 period, representing a decrease of 5%. The number of partially implemented recommendations rose from 491 to 606. “This trend shows that the majority of recommendations remain in the implementation phase and are being carried over. This requires additional efforts to overcome this situation and ensure their full implementation so that the expected impact on the ground is effective”.
Nevertheless, despite the low rate of fully implemented recommendations, the Court of Auditors highlighted the positive effects on public management resulting from the full or partial implementation of certain proposals. This concerned several key areas, such as territorial governance, public finances, health, education, and the fight against illiteracy. Furthermore, the Court of Auditors noted that 37% of the recommendations carried over from last year had not seen any concrete progress in their implementation. It deplores “the lack of explanations from the bodies concerned regarding the constraints or obstacles that have hindered their implementation”. This particularly concerns recommendations relating to major projects and sectoral strategies, such as youth employment, the national strategy for developing logistics competitiveness, the health sector, and other projects.
Mohamed Ali MRABI