Financial Risk:
Very Low
Score:
94/100
Asset Disposals
Q24
67/100
How effective are controls over the disposal of assets, and is information on these disposals, and the proceeds of their sale, transparent?
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There is a law on Property Disposal of a Public Body, which defines the disposal of assets. It requires the Cabinet of Ministers to…
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All decisions related to the disposal of assets are published and made public by the MOD. [1] They are available on the home page…
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Reports on financial results information of disposals is publicly available although detailed information about beneficiaries is not available [1,2]. Information on disposals is publicly…
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Q25
100/100
Is independent and transparent scrutiny of asset disposals conducted by defence establishments, and are the reports of such scrutiny publicly available?
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The internal control system in the protection zone is in operation. Publicly available audit reports are made by the State Audit Office, so far…
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There is not enough information to provide a score for this indicator. The law suggests that this sector operates independently. The primary institution responsible…
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The internal control system within the defense sector operates well. There are also publicly available audit reports by the State Audit Office, to the…
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Secret Budgets
Q26
75/100
What percentage of defence and security expenditure in the budget year is dedicated to spending on secret items relating to national security and the intelligence services?
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According to the description of the sub-indicator, it is stated that if spending on secret items is beyond 3% or less then the score…
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Q27
100/100
Is the legislature (or the appropriate legislative committee or members of the legislature) given full information for the budget year on the spending of all secret items relating to national security and military intelligence?
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The Defence, Internal Affairs and Corruption Prevention Committee has full information on the defence budget, including secret items related to national security and military…
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Q28
100/100
Are audit reports of the annual accounts of the security sector (the military and intelligence services) subject to parliamentary debate?
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The State Audit’s reports on the defence and security sector are available for the committee. [1] Since reports also include secret items, debates take…
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The Defence, Internal Affairs and Corruption Prevention Committee receives all reports from respective bodies related to defence and security spending. Reports are analysed, and…
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Q29
100/100
In law, are off-budget military expenditures permitted, and if so, are they exceptional occurrences that are well-controlled? In practice, are there any off-budget military expenditures? If so, does evidence suggest this involves illicit economic activity?
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Off-budget expenditures are not permitted by the law on Budget and financial management, sections 5, 27, 33,46. [1] The MOD strictly follows the law.…
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This indicator is marked Not Applicable as there are no off-budget activities. In Latvia off-budget activities are not allowed by the law.
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There are no off-budget activities. In Latvia off-budget activities are not allowed by the law.
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Q30
88/100
Are mechanisms for accessing information from the defence sector effective?
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There are several laws which set the legal framework for accessing information from the defence sector: the Law on Freedom of Information, [1] and…
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This indicator is not assigned a score in the GDI. Information classified as an official secret is classified as particularly sensitive, secret, and confidential.…
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The most visible evidence that these laws are effective is the so-called Lato Lapsa case: a journalist tested the effectiveness of the Freedom of…
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Q31
100/100
Do national defence and security institutions have beneficial ownership of commercial businesses? If so, how transparent are details of the operations and finances of such businesses?
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The State Centre for Defence Military Sites and Procurement of the Republic of Latvia (VAMOIC) is responsible for the management of immovable property owned…
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Since VAMOIC is a structure of the MOD, it is scrutinized in the same manner as the ministry, namely, the State Audit and the…
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Military-owned Businesses
Q32
100/100
Are military-owned businesses subject to transparent independent scrutiny at a recognised international standard?
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Q33
100/100
Is there evidence of unauthorised private enterprise by military or other defence ministry employees? If so, what is the government’s reaction to such enterprise?
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The Law on the Prevention of Conflict of Interest in Activities of Public Officials ensures the activities of state officials are in the public…
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The Law on the Prevention of Conflict of Interest in Activities of Public Officials ensures the activities of state officials are in the public…
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Actual Military Spending
Q77
100/100
Is comprehensive data on actual spending on defence published during the budget year?
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Detailed data on the actual budget is published every year according to the Law on Budget and finance management [3]. Each legislative act is…
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The vast majority of defence spending is disclosed according to the Law on Budget [1,3] and parliamentary oversight is ensured by the Defense, Internal…
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Details of actual spending are published within six months of the end of the financial year – by 1st June. Information is published on…
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Variances between the published budget and actual spend are provided by MOD, and are detailed. [1] Variances are explained to and debated by the…
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