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As the country's cabinet continues its three-day retreat, the Auditor General's report continues to paint a damning picture of some state agencies.
The national airline Air Jamaica, beset by a slew of financial losses, has been found guilty of breaching the Government's Procurement Guidelines.
The Auditor General says the airline is also doing a sloppy job of handling tax deductions.
As it relates to procurement guidelines, the Auditor-General says there was no indication that competitive price quotations or tenders were used in acquiring goods and services costing $461 million.
In addition, there was no evidence that valid Tax Compliance Certificates were presented by nine of the service providers.
The report also revealed that income tax deducted from the salaries of two employees stationed at the Norman Manley International Airport were sent to a foreign country instead of the local tax authorities.
Another breach resulted in Air Jamaica not paying nearly $5 million in income tax.
According to the Auditor-General, tax totalling $4.9 million was not deducted from certain benefits provided to employees.
It was also discovered that a senior officer at the airline was receiving $1.8 million in motor vehicle upkeep allowances.
This was $1.3 million more than the government's approved rate.
There was no evidence that approval was granted by the Finance Ministry or if the excess amount was subjected to income tax.
The Auditor-General's probe also focused on the practice of granting complimentary air travel to non-employees.
The Auditor-General says while the arrangement was long-standing neither the Board nor the Ministry of Finance was informed.
The national airline Air Jamaica, beset by a slew of financial losses, has been found guilty of breaching the Government's Procurement Guidelines.
The Auditor General says the airline is also doing a sloppy job of handling tax deductions.
As it relates to procurement guidelines, the Auditor-General says there was no indication that competitive price quotations or tenders were used in acquiring goods and services costing $461 million.
In addition, there was no evidence that valid Tax Compliance Certificates were presented by nine of the service providers.
The report also revealed that income tax deducted from the salaries of two employees stationed at the Norman Manley International Airport were sent to a foreign country instead of the local tax authorities.
Another breach resulted in Air Jamaica not paying nearly $5 million in income tax.
According to the Auditor-General, tax totalling $4.9 million was not deducted from certain benefits provided to employees.
It was also discovered that a senior officer at the airline was receiving $1.8 million in motor vehicle upkeep allowances.
This was $1.3 million more than the government's approved rate.
There was no evidence that approval was granted by the Finance Ministry or if the excess amount was subjected to income tax.
The Auditor-General's probe also focused on the practice of granting complimentary air travel to non-employees.
The Auditor-General says while the arrangement was long-standing neither the Board nor the Ministry of Finance was informed.
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