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Accounts Chamber finds violations in public procurement worth 10.2 trillion soums in 2026

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In January–September 2026, the Accounts Chamber of Uzbekistan uncovered violations of legislation in public procurement worth 10.2 trillion soums. The agency's press secretary, Dildora Khashimova, presented the results of its work at a briefing.

In total, over the nine months, the chamber conducted 84 audit activities, 46 of them remotely. Financial violations worth 2 trillion soums were found in budget expenditures, with 250.2 billion soums of this amount already recovered to the budget. In addition, according to the chamber, expenditures were optimized by 4.2 trillion soums, and illegal spending of 23.6 billion soums was prevented.

Materials worth 4.8 trillion soums have been forwarded to law enforcement agencies for legal evaluation. Officials were brought to administrative liability for violations amounting to 222.3 billion soums. On the revenue side, auditors identified additional sources of taxes and mandatory payments worth 1.6 trillion soums, of which 656.3 billion soums have already been credited to the budget.

During the same period, the chamber's remote monitoring centre remedied violations worth 17.1 trillion soums and prevented violations of another 90 billion soums. Artificial intelligence is applied in five areas within the "Remote Audit" system, helping uncover violations totaling 115 billion soums. In addition, the chamber conducted an external audit of the report on the execution of the state budget and state trust funds for January–June 2026.

To address systemic issues, the agency proposed drafting 20 regulatory legal acts; four of them have already been adopted, and the rest are being coordinated. Alisher Samadov has been heading the Accounts Chamber since early September.

What it means

Of the 2 trillion soums in uncovered financial violations, 250.2 billion soums have been recovered to the budget so far. Of the 20 draft regulatory legal acts proposed by the chamber, four have been adopted, while the remainder are being coordinated.

Published 29 October 2026, 17:02 · No updates · Russian original

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