Tbilisi. Transparency International Georgia released a blog post - "State vehicle use in Georgia: Legal basis, state procurement and European experience”. "Due to the economic difficulties currently plaguing Europe, citizens’ concern with how government officials are using their tax money has been amplified, and the use of official state vehicles, a frequently abused privilege, has come under scrutiny. Consequently, efforts are being made in many EU and non-EU countries to reduce expenditures and cut back on the number of vehicles utilized by government officials, and Georgia is no exception. In most countries, however, including Georgia, major steps still need to be taken to reduce unnecessary spending and provide information to the public regarding the use of official vehicles.With this in mind, it is worth taking a look at how other European countries have been implementing similar reforms and how the Georgian government has been regulating the use of official state vehicles".

Source: transparency.ge