Uzbek President: The National Council for Anti -Corruption contributed to attracting investments and raising the size of the economy

The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan recently held the meeting of the National Council for Anti -Corruption to analyze the efforts made to create an environment free of corruption, define future goals that constitute a serious challenge in the path of reforms, where during the past years, laws were enacted and a new system to combat this scourge has been enacted, the formation of responsible committees in the parliament rooms, the establishment of the National Assembly and the Anti -Corruption Agency and citizens were allowed to be allowed By discussing the problem of corruption publicly. The role and influence of the media in this field also increases.

& nbsp; This field also witnessed positive changes after applying the program & quot; Shafaf Correlsh & quot; Laws such as the Public Procurement Law, digitization in elections and tenders, and enhancing fair competition have contributed to the provision of 14 trillion SOM of budget fund Customers. The higher education system has also been digitized, as the application for universities and admission tests became through an electronic system, which reduced paper requests by 2.2 times, and the use of cameras installed on traffic men, selling vehicle panels via auctions, and canceling paper protocols, has reduced the factors leading to corruption significantly and the services provided to citizens and businessmen have been reorganized according to the principle of the state in the service of the people & quot The submission of 120 species of documents, and more than 160 licenses and permit, which led to the emergence of approximately 200 thousand new commercial projects, and the increase in the number of foreign companies by five times to reach 23 thousand companies and the number of electronic public services increased 15 times to reach 721 services, while the number of users exceeded 11 million and these measures contributed to enhancing the confidence of the population, investors and international partners with current reforms. During the past seven years, investments have been attracted more than $ 120 billion, while the size of the national economy has doubled to $ 115 billion last year.

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& nbsp; This field, explaining that law enforcement devices focus mainly on detecting and punishing crimes related to corruption, while preventive measures are neglected to eliminate its causes accordingly, it was decided to amend the action of the Anti -Corruption Agency. Where, as an experiment, censorship will be transferred in five government agencies to the agency, which are ministries: health, construction, water resources, in addition to the two companies & quot, Uzbek Gas Oil & quot; And ** & quot; Ozovotamamoth & quot; She was headed by the heads of the regional councils of the people of the people. These councils will submit proposals to the National Council to amend the laws to ensure the elimination of corruption factors and ensure impunity. With the growing capabilities of the regions, it was decided to stop the participation of public prosecutors, heads of security services and taxes in these activities, provided that they will be entrusted with additional tasks to combat crime, as will be paid special attention to preventing corruption in public purchases, where an expert committee will be established for this purpose, and an electronic platform will be developed that monitors the prices of commodities and services in government tenders, so that the prices of the average market do not exceed 20%. Penalties and fines will be imposed on violators. Therefore, the competent authorities have been assigned to improve employment and evaluation procedures, and a draft law & quot; the income advertisement for civil employees & quot; For the public discussion, with the aim of enhancing transparency and accountability and stressed the importance of enhancing the values ​​of integrity in educational institutions, to create a new generation that is not tolerant of corruption, and to support youth initiatives in this field.

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& nbsp; a task. That is why everyone should work from shop activists, the elderly, intellectuals, writers, artists, businessmen, leaders, deputies and members of the Senate to consider corruption a social scourge that must be eliminated and during the meeting an open dialogue took place with members of Parliament, government representatives, and the public, in a precedent that shows the strong political will in fighting corruption, the President of the State presented 55 specific initiatives, including the development of 5 laws, and 12 decrees Decision, enhancing the role of parliament, national and regional councils, and civil society organizations in combating corruption, the legal framework for combating corruption will be strengthened by introducing a new system of disclosure of income, and a mechanism to prevent illegal enrichment, which will contribute to reducing corruption. Local corruption, and a system for assessing the quality of public services will be established, with strict measures taken against officials who record the worst performance and will enhance the independence of the regulatory bodies, and new mechanisms are applied to prevent corruption in major investment projects and tenders and through the regulation of the public purchasing system, and reduce direct purchases, savings will be achieved in the budget, and reduce the waste of public funds. These resources will be used to fight crime, which will enhance societal stability and the trust of citizens and these reforms will contribute to improving the classification of Uzbekistan in international indicators, and by 2027, conditions will be prepared for the country’s nomination to participate in the United Nations Convention on Anti -Corruption (UNCAC). The legal awareness will be enhanced by citizens, especially young people, which will contribute to building a society that has the initiative to fight corruption

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