Dakar, Apr 24 (APS) - The Association of Treasury Inspectors, the Association of Treasury Controllers and the Single Union of Treasury Workers have given assurances on the transparent management of the Fund's resources '' Force-Covid19''.

''Force-Covid 19'' is the response and solidarity fund against the effects of the coronavirus disease set up by decree n ° 2020-884 of April 1, 2020 and endowed with a budget of 1000 billion CFA francs .

The decree which created it, fixed a “regulatory framework of operation” through a strategic committee and a technical committee “whose attributions are clearly defined”.

''In addition, in addition to this system, a committee responsible for monitoring the implementation of fund operations has been set up with a representative composition of the various living forces of the nation'', recall these three structures in a joint press release .

They ensure that “the conditions for a transparent management of the resources of” + Force Covid-19 + are guaranteed by the instruments thus put in place by the authority ”.

They specify that it is the administration of the Treasury, "competent in matters of execution of the financial operations of the State within the limits of its attributions defined by the regulations, which is responsible for the custody of the resources of the fund deposited in an account opened at the BCEAO''.

According to the press release, the creation of the fund stems from the application of article 33 of organic law n°2020-07 of February 26, 2020 relating to finance laws. By virtue of this law, recalls the text, ''voluntary contributions from natural and legal persons can contribute with the resources of the State to the financing of expenditure in the public interest''.

The press release specifies that ''the contributions mobilized in this respect therefore constitute budgetary resources and are managed, in the same way as other public resources, by the Public Treasury''.

He adds that ''public accountants are the only people responsible for handling public funds. It warns that ''all other persons who, without authorization, interfere in the collection of said funds could be prosecuted for de facto management or accused of embezzlement of public funds in accordance with the laws and regulations in force''.

He underlines that the contributions collected within the framework of the fund ''are entered as revenue in the general budget and additional appropriations of the same amount are opened on the programs or allocations relating thereto''.

According to the signatory structures of the text, 'the funds escape the principle of the budgetary universality of credits and are therefore executed in accordance with the will of the client''.

They report that a special bank account has been opened, number: SN0000100100000006025215/CODE BIC BCEAO BCAOSNDA entitled: “Coronavirus/COVID 19 special fund account in the BCEAO books.

It is a question of “allowing the immediate payment of expenses related to the management of COVID 19 on the basis of receipts made”.

''The account is intended to receive all contributions made by volunteers (deposits from natural and legal persons, assistance from bilateral and multilateral institutions, banks and other internal or external contributions) and whatever the means (cheque, bank transfer, cash or other means of availability provided for by the regulations).''

The total amount of revenue mobilized within the framework of the fund is transferred to the General Revenue of the Treasury for budgeting.
Execution of expenditure is subject to all control instruments with the exception of a priori control and prior approval.