Report on shadow economy and public procurement: combating corruption requires good public procurement competence
(WorldNews Finland)

Public procurement is unfortunately often accompanied by various shadow economy practices, such as corruption and cartels. The report Shadow Economy and Public Procurement, being published today, collects together means by which such misconduct can be combated. The report coordinated by the Ministry of the Justice is part of the Action Plan against the Shadow Economy and Economic Crime drawn up for 2016-2020. The large volume of public procurement alone is enough to make combating shadow economy practices related to such procurement important. In Finland, the public funds being used for the procurement of goods...