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Audit Finds Ten Regional Governments Fund Councils at Roughly Half the Legal Minimum

The Contraloría says the shortfall weakens regional councils’ ability to monitor contracts and public works and has asked governors to correct 2026 opening budgets.

Overview

  • The national audit, published in mid-June, found ten regions allocated about S/6.6 million for council oversight in 2026 versus more than S/12.4 million required by law.
  • The regions identified are Amazonas, Áncash, Apurímac, Ayacucho, Huánuco, Ica, Junín, La Libertad, Loreto and Madre de Dios.
  • Law N.° 31812 requires each regional government to assign at least 1% of ordinary goods-and-services budgets to fund the Consejo Regional’s fiscal oversight role.
  • The report highlights extreme shortfalls such as Junín, which assigned S/238,000 of an expected S/1.39 million, and La Libertad, which left the largest absolute gap of roughly S/1.24 million.
  • The Contraloría has notified the ten regional executives to adopt corrective measures, warning that underfunding limits technical teams, advisory services and logistics and may encourage unchecked spending ahead of the October elections.