NABU Director explains why returning funds to the budget is not the main function of the Bureau
Director of the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine Semyon Krivonos said. returning corrupt funds to the state budget is not the main function of the NABU.
According to him, the main task of the Bureau is to detecting, investigating and documenting corruption offences, While the issue of direct reimbursement of funds is related to further court decisions and the work of other state institutions.
«Returning funds to the state budget is not our main function... Is the main task of the NABU to justify its economic feasibility?» said Kryvonos during a conversation with journalists.
Data on expenses and reimbursements
During the discussion, the journalists drew attention to the ratio:
annual funding for NABU from the state budget;
Amount of money recovered as a result of investigations.
In particular, according to the figures announced, with funding at the level of several billion hryvnias a year the amount of refunds is hundreds of millions of hryvnias.
At the same time, Kryvonos stressed that The economic impact of the work of the anti-corruption body is not limited to direct budget revenues, because it includes:
preventing future losses;
bringing the perpetrators to justice;
development of anti-corruption practices.
Context.
NABU is a key element of the of Ukraine's anti-corruption infrastructure, established after 2014 together with the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office and the High Anti-Corruption Court.
Discussion on the effectiveness of anti-corruption bodies periodically arises in the public space and concerns:
the number of sentences;
asset recovery;
the ratio of costs and results.
Experts emphasise that final financial effect In such cases, it is usually formed after the completion of litigation and execution of court decisions.
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