Exclusive: Directing Correspondence to Dbeibeh and His Government Entities, Shakshak Reveals Misuse of Unclaimed Basic Salaries

Our source has exclusively obtained a letter from the head of the Audit Bureau, Khaled Shakshak, addressed to the Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity, Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh, and affiliated government entities.

Shakshak revealed instances where unclaimed basic salaries were redirected to other expenditures in violation of the Financial System Law and the Budget, Accounts, and Stores Regulations. This was discovered through the Bureau’s tracking of spending movements under the basic salaries category.

In his correspondence to Dbeibeh and the relevant entities, Shakshak emphasized that some entities funded by the public treasury failed to comply with the procedure of transferring unclaimed salaries—those not collected by their rightful recipients during the month—to the deposits and trust account within the legally specified timeframe.

Shakshak stressed that, in the interest of public welfare, all entities funded by the public treasury must adhere to Article 136 of the Budget, Accounts, and Stores Regulations, ensuring that unclaimed salaries are recorded in the deposits and trust account in favor of their rightful owners.