Standing Committee on Public Accounts and Economy

to deal with questions falling within the ambit of Offices, Ministries, Agencies and Public Enterprises dealing with trade and industry, SME development, finance and public enterprises;
shall examine annual reports of the Auditor-General, as may be referred to the Council by the Assembly in terms of the provisions of the Constitution, and advise the Council thereon;
to scrutinise the Government’s financial proposals and fiscal policies and advise the Council thereon;
to examine incidents of financial mismanagement in the public sector and advise the Council thereon;
to promote trade, industrialisation and SME development;
to monitor budget implementation of Offices, Ministries and Agencies falling within the Standing Committee’s ambit;
to monitor the implementation of the decentralization process on matters falling within the ambit of the Standing Committee; and
to perform any other function as may be referred to it by the Council.