Riigikontrolli leidsid: riigi raha on olnud liiga kaua ootel

Riigikontrolli leidsid: riigi raha on olnud liiga kaua ootel

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National Audit Office finds: state money has been waiting too long

Riigikontroll ütleb, et SmartCapi fondidesse. See raha on olnud kasutamata. Aastal 2023 oli fondides 261 miljonit eurot vaba raha.
Riigikontrolör Janar Holm ütles, et . Rahal peaks olema selge eesmärk. Lisaks maksab riik raha ootamise eest ka lisaraha (valitsemistasu).
SmartCapi fondidesse on antud kokku 466 miljonit eurot. Kuid osa sellest rahast on veel kasutamata. Seda raha hoitakse pangas ja see teenib intressi.
Riigikontroll leiab, et raha peaks minema fondi ainult siis, kui seda on vaja. Praegu annab riik raha, kuid .
Fondide eesmärgid on liiga laiad. Pole selgeid numbritega sihte ega tähtajaid. Näiteks soovitakse toetada uusi tehnoloogiaid, kuid pole öeldud, kui palju ja millal.
Riigikontroll ütleb veel, et . Majandusministeerium teeb liiga palju asju korraga: nad .
Osad reeglid on saladuslikud. Riigikontroll arvab, et mõned otsused peaksid olema avalikud, sest fondid kasutavad riigi raha.
Majandusminister ütles, et nad . Nad ja vaatavad, kuidas raha paremini kasutada. Plaanis on ka .
The National Audit Office says that the state has allocated much money to SmartCap funds. This money has been unused. In 2023, the funds had 261 million euros of free money.
Auditor General Janar Holm said that money shouldn't just wait. Money should have a clear purpose. Additionally, the state pays extra money (management fee) for keeping money idle.
A total of 466 million euros has been allocated to SmartCap funds. But part of this money remains unused. This money is kept in banks and earns interest.
The National Audit Office finds that money should go to the fund only when needed. Currently, the state gives money, but investments are made only later.
The funds' objectives are too broad. There are no clear numeric targets or deadlines. For example, there's a suggestion to support new technologies, but it's not specified how much and when.
The National Audit Office also says that roles are confused. The Ministry of Economic Affairs does too many things at once: they make rules and also monitor the use of money.
Some rules are secretive. The National Audit Office believes that some decisions should be public, since the funds use state money.
The Minister of Economic Affairs said they're working to fix the problems. They're improving reporting and looking at how to use money better. There are also plans to change fund management.