In the East Kazakhstan Region, KZT 4.6 million allocated for the employment of citizens over 50 has been returned to the budget under a supervisory act, the website infohub.kz reports.
According to the agency's official website, an analysis conducted by the Altai District Prosecutor's Office uncovered violations of the law in the implementation of the state "Silver Age" project, which is aimed at helping citizens over 50 find work.
Under the project, employers receive budget-funded subsidies covering 60 to 70% of the wages of employed citizens, depending on how long they have taken part in the program.
"Facts were established of an employer providing inaccurate information about the actual employment of workers. In particular, time sheets reflected full working days and hours despite the actual absence of certain employees from their workplaces, including because they had traveled outside the district," the East Kazakhstan Region Prosecutor's Office said.
As a result, state subsidies were paid without sufficient confirmation that employees had actually performed their duties to the stated extent. The total amount transferred was around KZT 4.6 million.
Under the prosecutor's supervisory act, the subsidies paid were recalculated, and the budget funds were returned to the state in full.