This Social Security has more than 260,000 vehicles in its deposits, taken from companies, self-employed or professionals who are not up to date on paying their social contributions. their tenders cars, motorcycles, vans, trucks or boats They must be used by Social Security to collect outstanding debts. However, 73.75% of the seized vehicles over 10 years old in some warehouses SSI Treasury Added to this is the fact that the time these vehicles spend in warehouses before being recaptured is excessive, sometimes exceeding 6 years, with the space-occupying costs that come with it. Often times these vehicles are already worthless when they go up for auction.
All these shortcomings “reveal the lack of initiative to initiate auction procedures for these vehicles and poor effectiveness”. The person confirming this is the Court of Accounts itself, after finishing its devastating ‘operational audit report’ on the management of property and rights confiscated by the Social Security General Treasury. Demonstrated Exercise 2021″ serious flawslike some confiscated assets that are not in the warehouses where they should be later are on the lists.
The Constitutional Court’s report, released this Tuesday, does not end with the administration. seized vehicles. Covers all procedures lien and auction It reveals a wide chain of failures that prevent SSI from collecting unpaid receivables: “Asset files seized by Enforcement Collection Units doubtful receivables it was very meaningful [en 2021] varies between 33.4% and 78.27% of the audited [en el caso de dos depósitos de la provincia de Madrid]revealing low efficiency certain asset embargoes,” the document says.
Over 3.5 million units captured
Failure of the responsible subject (company or individual) to pay his debts to SGK or SGK voluntary period income or execution period, Collection Units have a follow-up obligation against the debtor’s assets, and grab assets and rights they deem necessary, while respecting assets that are legally considered inalienable. They must then continue their alienation, which can happen through alienation. auction (usual procedure), tender or direct tender.
During the 2021 fiscal year, Social Security General Treasury collected 264.5 million euros for their embargo. existing accountsAn additional 53.3 million for tax refund lien and 15.1 million for sale auctions, seized assets
The first problem identified by the Court of Accounts was “SSK’s does not have a central databasedetails the confiscated assets in which it appears conservation status, value and position of these goods” This deficiency affects more 3.5 million units seized by Social Security between movable and immovable property, economic rights, pensions, pensions, social benefits and current accounts.
In particular, as of 31 December 2021, the assets seized are 558,649, of which 46.61 Vehicles and 26.70% urban real estateAs detailed in the report of the Court of Accounts.
Property listed but no longer available
Part of the report focuses on warehouses of confiscated goods in Turkey’s municipalities. coslada And San Martin de la Vega, in Madrid. Among the weaknesses in the controls over the assets identified by the SAI in the Coslada warehouse, which was on the list submitted to the Court by the Madrid Provincial Directorate of Social Security, the deposit was not there. They also foundextremely old goods, not destroyed and causing unnecessary expenditure”. There’s also this”unidentified goodsso it’s hard to find and sell it”.
It was determined that the prices paid for the transfer of the confiscated vehicles to the warehouses were not homogeneous. Inside barcelona, It costs almost eight times more to transport cars, motorcycles or trucks on public roads. Valencia and almost three times that Madrid.
The devastating report of the Court of Accounts, “totally outdatedThe system of “in-person auctions” that Social Security continues to implement, “unlike other public bodies such as the State Tax Administration or the Justice Administration that hold electronic auctions.” In the face-to-face bidding system, “less competitive” online bidding is not possible, among other identified inefficiencies. Undoubtedly, according to the Court of Accounts, “the most effective seizure procedure is existing accounts”, because it provides the fastest collection of debt.
advices
In its recommendations to Social Security for the elimination of serious deficiencies identified, the Court of Accounts “central inventory all assets seized with all necessary information to know their correct valuation, location and condition”.
In addition, it is recommended to remove vehicles that have it from warehouses. excessive age, and to promote the public auction of these vehicles duration of stay exceeding two yearsmore than enough time to initiate this auction procedure for a more efficient and optimal use of deposits. Social Security is also urged to devote more resources to the procedure. foreclosure of checking accounts. to implant electronic auctions It is another of the recommendations sent by the Court of Accounts to the SGK from the audit report.