On January 26, Ukraine traditionally celebrates the Day of the Employee of the State Audit Service of Ukraine (formerly the Day of the Employee of the Control and Audit Service) This holiday is relatively new, since it was not inherited from the Soviet Union, but was established already during the independence of Ukraine His story began on January 26, 1993 On this day, the President of Ukraine signed a decree, which spoke about the founding of a new executive body of Ukraine - the control and audit service According to the law, the responsibilities of the control and audit service included control over funds in the state budget Simply put, this body was supposed to monitor where and on what money from the budget was spent, in what quantities, and whether there were any abuses Under this name and with this set of functions, the control and audit service of Ukraine existed until 2010 In 2010, by decree of the President of Ukraine, the service was reorganized From this time until 2015, this body existed as the State Financial Inspectorate The set of powers was almost identical to those possessed by the Control and Audit Service of Ukraine In 2015, another reorganization of the executive authorities of Ukraine took place In October 2015, the State Financial Inspectorate was reorganized In its place, the State Audit Service was established Despite all the reorganizations and restructurings, January 26 is legally and traditionally considered a holiday for employees of this service This professional holiday is celebrated typically for such events In addition to traditional corporate events, various conferences, round tables, and debates are held on this day Often on this day management makes official reports on the work done for the year And the best employees are publicly awarded with certificates and bonuses Sometimes such events are attended by top officials of the state: ministers or their deputies, deputies of the Verkhovna Rada, etc