United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office National Security and International Affairs Division author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 1995-11-28 monographic deposited born digital 18 p. GA 1.13:NSIAD-96-23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-23 P0b002ee18038c80c f:ns96023 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-23 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-23 NSIAD-96-23 Accountability Foreign economic assistance Financial management International relations International cooperation Budget outlays Human resources utilization Budget authority Risk management Economic analysis West Bank Gaza Palestine Israel Persian Gulf War Iraq Kuwait Lebanon Letter Report NSIAD Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Palestine Liberation Organization's (PLO) finances, focusing on whether: (1) PLO is able to help finance operations in the West Bank and Gaza; (2) international donors have effectively analyzed the need to help fund the Palestinian Authority's operating expenses; and (3) appropriate controls are in place to ensure that donor funds are adequately accounted for.<p/>GAO found that: (1) some PLO expenses have been subsumed under the Palestinian Authority's budget, but several traditional PLO revenue sources have not been included in the Authority's budget; (2) donor contributions accounted for 68 percent of the Authority's budget in 1994 and 45 percent in 1995; (3) in an effort to eliminate the Authority's reliance on external assistance, donors are calling on the Authority and Israel to increase domestic tax revenues and revenue transfers from Israel; (4) international donors have not paid adequate attention to the Authority's expenditure plans which require large outlays to fund high staffing levels; (5) accountability concerns about the use of donor funds should be mitigated by the fact that most aid is being disbursed through traditional channels which utilize established financial control procedures; and (6) although the donors have implemented financial controls that should reduce the risk of mishandled funds, the effectiveness of these controls is unclear. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-23/html/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-23.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-23/pdf/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-23.pdf GAO/NSIAD-96-23 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-NSIAD-96-23 Letter Report GAO/NSIAD-96-23; Foreign Assistance: PLO's Ability to Help Support Palestinian Authority Is Not Clear; Accountability Foreign economic assistance Financial management International relations International cooperation Budget outlays Human resources utilization Budget authority Risk management Economic analysis West Bank Gaza Palestine Israel Persian Gulf War Iraq Kuwait Lebanon