Audited Organizations’ Evaluation of the Board of Audit and Inspection... Satisfaction Plummets

“Authoritarian and High-Handed Attitude, Lack of Practical Understanding” Under Scrutiny
Survey of Over 300 Audited Officials Reveals Widespread Dissatisfaction
Kyun-Taek Park: “The Board Must Regain Trust of Civil Service and the Public”

Kyun-Taek Park, member of the Democratic Party of Korea.

Satisfaction among organizations audited by the Board of Audit and Inspection has generally deteriorated, leading to growing calls for improvements in the Board's audit procedures.

According to the “Survey Report on Monitoring Audit Activities of the Board of Audit and Inspection” submitted by Kyun-Taek Park, member of the Democratic Party of Korea (representing Gwangsan-gu Gap, Gwangju), on October 16, all areas of evaluation for the Board of Audit and Inspection by audited organizations declined last year compared to the previous year.

Approximately 300 officials from audited organizations who participated in the survey expressed overall dissatisfaction with the Board of Audit and Inspection in four areas: professionalism, fairness, audit attitude, and minimization of audit burden. The average score for “overall satisfaction” dropped by 5.3 points, from 70.1 in 2023 to 64.8 in 2024. In particular, the score for “professionalism of auditors” fell from 67.1 to 61.6, and “fairness of audit work” decreased from 71.4 to 66.9. Scores for “attitude of auditors” and “minimization of audit burden” also saw significant declines, recording 73.2 and 57.6 points, respectively.

For two consecutive years, “minimization of audit burden” received the lowest evaluation, while “audit attitude” continued to be cited as a major source of dissatisfaction. In particular, calls for improvement regarding the Board’s “authoritarian and high-handed attitude” have been consistently raised over the past two years.

Audited organizations identified “insufficient consideration of administrative realities” and “prolonged audit periods” as the most urgent areas for improvement in audit work. By type of organization, national government agencies gave the Board of Audit and Inspection a harsher evaluation than public institutions or local governments.

Assemblyman Park stated, “Senior officials of the Board of Audit and Inspection during the Yoon Suk-yeol administration, along with some individuals who supported them, likely damaged the organization’s reputation through excessive management.” He emphasized, “I will continue to oversee the process of Board of Audit and Inspection reform so that it can regain the trust of both the civil service and the public.”

Meanwhile, the survey, with a perfect score of 100, is conducted by the Board of Audit and Inspection as a basis for improving audit operations and targets employees in charge of audits at audited organizations. In 2023, 315 people participated, and in 2024, 307 people took part.