scholarly journals PROBLEMS CAUSED BY THE PANDEMIC IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT OF GEORGIA

2020 ◽  
pp. 278-286
Author(s):  
GVANTSA SISOSHVILI
Keyword(s):  
Public Procurement ◽  
The State ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Procurement Process ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Private Organizations ◽  
The World ◽  
Additional Costs ◽  
The Government

The spread of the new coronavirus in the world, including in Georgia, had a significant negative impact on both public and private organizations, which has affected the public procurement process in the country. Georgia has spent a large amount of money to deal with the virus. As a result, administrative costs have been reduced in order to finance the 2020 state budget deficit - 57 million GEL for labor costs and 107 million GEL for goods and services. It should be noted that 195 million GEL is used on arranging quarantine spaces and other additional health care costs while 1.31 billion GEL is provided for goods and services. During the pandemic, demand from the state increased significantly in the health sector, while declining in other areas, many planned purchases were canceled, tenders were not held, were suspended or their announcement was delayed. This has affected companies whose major activities include state orders. Also rising inflation and currency devaluation have made goods and services more expensive. Consequently, complex problems arose for the entities participating in public procurement, namely: - From the moment the first case of the virus was reported in Georgia, it became mandatory for public and private organizations to follow the recommendations of the World Health Organization and the National Center for Disease Control and Public Health. So, large amount of money was spent on hygiene, disinfection and other means of protecting against the virus to ensure the safety of customers and employees. - Some public and private organizations continued to work remotely, for which they incurred additional costs for equipping employees at home (with computer or other technological resources). Other organizations, which were not prohibited the operation, funded the transportation of staff to the workplace, because of emergency was declared and public transport was restricted. - In order to free up financial resources, procurement organizations have restricted the announcement of planned tenders. Even the winner had already been identified or the bidder had been invited to sign the contract. At the same time, according to the Unified Public Procurement Electronic System a number of tenders have been suspended, including largescale infrastructure projects, most of which were in the selection stage or successful bidder was revealed and invited to sign the contract. - Due to the global pandemic, most companies failed to meet their contractual obligations on time. Contract authorities change the terms of the contract, including increased delivery time and services. In the case of infrastructure projects, based on the decree of the Government of Georgia, contract authorities were given the right to increase the contract value by 10% -20% in order to finance the increase of supplier costs on construction materials - Amendments were made to the legislation governing public procurement. For example, Procurement of goods and services under the many of CPV codes were restricted to contract authorities without the consent of the Government of Georgia. In the original version of the resolution, only 30 out of 200 codes were restricted, and from April 1, 2020, the number of restricted CPV codes has increased to 160. There are number of classified goods and services, whose purchase does not require government consent: agricultural and food products, outerwear, pharmaceutical products, miscellaneous transport equipment and spare parts, Works for complete or part construction and civil engineering work, laboratory services, refuse and waste related services. Because agreement with the government and electronic procedures takes a long time, procurement organizations were forced to purchase goods and services through a simplified procurement in the case of urgent necessity. This means that in accordance with the law, the contract authorities directly signed a contract with the company and after agreed with the State Procurement Agency. Therefore, it is necessary to analyze the additional costs incurred in the field of public procurement due to the coronavirus to make predictions about the procurement process for the next year.

TANGGUNGJAWAB REKTOR SEBAGAI KPA DALAM PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN PERGURUAN TINGGI NEGERI YANG MENYELENGGARAKAN PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN BADAN LAYANAN UMUM (PTN PK-BLU)

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 427
Author(s):  
Dewi Kania Sugiharti ◽  
Muhammad Ziaurahman ◽  
Sechabudin Sechabudin
Keyword(s):  
Public Service ◽  
The State ◽  
Service Agency ◽  
State Budget ◽  
Procurement Process ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Government

Universities that apply the concept of Public Service Agency (BLU - PK PTN ) in performing functions as an organ which is engaged in the service infrastructure support through goods or services . As an institution under the auspices of the government and the state budget receives PTN PK - BLU implement mechanisms to acquire goods or services in accordance with the law. However, the procurement process in obtaining goods or services sometimes poses problems that arise as a consequence of the passage of the procurement of goods or services involving the organs in it as PA / KPA , KDP , ULP , and Committee / Receiver Procurement Officer. Rector of the KPA in PK - BLU PTN has the authority to control the organs that carry out the process of procurement of goods / services in the environment . Errors in the procurement process of goods / services performed by the CO and the ULP / Procurement Officer causing state losses due to these errors, either due to negligence or unlawful acts. As the KPA in the process of procurement of goods / services Rector can control the organs in accordance with the authority given. The consequences are acceptable if the authorities ultimately the procurement of goods / services did not heed the warning Rector officials related procurement process of goods / services will receive sanctions. Keywords: Authorized Budget, Financial State.

scholarly journals COMPARATIVE STUDY OF PHYSICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS OF BOREHOLE WATER IN KOGI STATE

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 925-932
Author(s):  
Azeez Anyila ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Water Shortage ◽  
Salmonella Spp ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
The Public ◽  
Significant Challenge ◽  
Standard Procedures ◽  
The World ◽  
Borehole Water ◽  
Access To Water ◽  
The Government

Water is an essential part of human existence. It is universally utilized for various purposes ranging from drinking to other domestic purposes. The need for access to water has been a significant challenge for governments all over the world. In Nigeria, there is a growing concern about the water shortage in various communities across the country. In a bid to overcome water scarcity, the government providesboreholes in many places. However, the inadequacy of functional public boreholes has led to the proliferation of private boreholes across the country, which the quality is doubtful. The purpose of the present study was to compare the physical and bacteriological compositions of the public and private boreholes in Kogi state, Nigeria. A total of ten water samples were collected from different public and private boreholes in three locations in the state. Standard procedures were followed in analyzing the samples. The analysis revealed the presence of salmonella spp, Escherichia coli, pseudomonas aeruginosa in the private boreholes.

scholarly journals An Insight Into the Value Added Tax System Detailing Its Origins, Impact, Provisions and Regulations With Reference to India

2004 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-29
Author(s):  
Tomy Kallarackal
Keyword(s):  
European Economic Community ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Tax Credit ◽  
Value Added Tax ◽  
Excise Duty ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
The World ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Government ◽  
Insight Into

The Value Added Tax was first introduced in France in 1954. It was the resultant effort of France and members of the European Economic Community (E.E.C) during the 1950s aimed at the simplification of commodity taxes. Currently more than 130 nations in the world have adopted the VAT system. In the last decade alone over 50 nations have introduced VAT. This includes implementation in China and most recently the addition of Australia to the list of VAT nations. The world over, VAT is payable on both goods and services as they constitute a part of the national GDR Excise duty and sales taxes are merged into the singularity of VAT. No tax is levied on exports with full input tax credit made available. The scheme of taxation adopted by most nations is very simple. The seller of goods and the service provider charge tax on sales, avail input tax credit and pay the difference as VAT to the goVernment treasury. The compliance system in VAT nations is also very simple. There is very less interface between the tax collector and the tax payer. However there are provisions for heavy penalization of VAT defaulters. VAT is administered nationally and is also levied on imports.  

scholarly journals INVESTMENT SECURITY IN THE SYSTEM OF ECONOMIC SECURITY OF THE STATE

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nataliia Sytnyk ◽  
Veronika Ishchenko
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Direct Investment ◽  
Direct Investment ◽  
Economic Security ◽  
The State ◽  
Fixed Capital ◽  
Investment Climate ◽  
Important Place ◽  
Doing Business ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government

In modern conditions of functioning of the market economy, in the era of development of globalization and globalization processes, the prevalence of international relations, the spread of various forms of international capital movement, in particular foreign direct investment, an important place is occupied by investment activities and policies implemented by the state within the framework of the latter. It is difficult to overestimate the importance and role of investment, because world experience shows that the effective development of business entities, and therefore the country's economy as a whole, cannot be imagined without making investments. Therefore, the government of almost any country in the world is focused on creating a favorable investment climate. The article defines the theoretical foundations of investment security of the state: the essence of the concept is outlined, the principles on which investment security is based, its place and role in the state's economic security system are justified. Qualitative and quantitative criteria for a comprehensive assessment of the state's investment security are presented. The calculation and analysis of the main indicators – quantitative criteria of investment security: gross accumulation of fixed capital; the degree of accumulation of fixed capital; the ratio of the cost of newly introduced fixed assets to the volume of capital investments is carried out; the ratio of net growth of foreign direct investment to GDP; the size of the Ukrainian economy as a percentage of global GDP. The dynamics of the total volume of foreign direct investment in the Ukrainian economy in the context of world countries is analyzed. The main investor countries that ensure the receipt of the largest volumes of investment flows to the Ukrainian economy are identified. Ukraine's place in the World Bank's “Doing Business” rating over the past ten years has been demonstrated. The positive dynamics regarding Ukraine's place in the World Bank's “Doing Business” rating and the main factors that influenced such positive changes were noted. The investment climate of the state is assessed and possible measures are proposed to improve the mechanism of managing the state's investment security.

scholarly journals Actions Ultra Vires Minister of State-Owned Enterprises in the Procurement of Goods and Services at Subsidiaries of State-Owned Enterprises

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (06) ◽  
pp. 220-225
Author(s):  
Fauzan Prasetya ◽  
Busyra Azheri ◽  
Ismansyah ◽  
Sukanda Husin
Keyword(s):  
Legal Status ◽  
The State ◽  
Legal Entity ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Government ◽  
Legal Subjects

The Government through the Minister of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in his position as a Shareholder in SOEs (Indonesian: Badan Usaha Milik Negara (BUMN) enacts the Minister of SOE Regulation Number: PER-15 / MBU / 2012 Regarding Amendments to the Regulation of the State Minister of State-Owned Enterprises Number PER-05 / MBU / 2008 Regarding Guidelines General Implementation of Procurement of Goods and Services of State-Owned Enterprises in SOE Subsidiaries. Which actions have raised the pros and cons of the capacity of the Minister of SOEs as BUMN shareholders in SOE subsidiaries. The legal status of BUMN subsidiaries in the BUMN holding scheme remains a separate legal entity that has their respective organs and responsibilities as regulated in the Law of PT. When the SOE Minister acts on behalf of the State, he is the shareholder of SOE as contained in Article 1 paragraph (1) of the BUMN Law. As a shareholder, the Minister of SOEs can only establish policies towards SOEs. Whereas in SOE Subsidiaries, the shareholders are SOEs as legal subjects. So that the provisions of Article 1 number (2) SOE Ministerial Regulation Number 3 of 2012 whereby the Minister of BUMN cannot act as a shareholder. The enactment of BUMN Permen 15/2012 to SOE Subsidiaries by SOEs Minister in his capacity as BUMN shareholder is an ultra vires action.

scholarly journals Menggagas Sistem Pengupahan dan Kesejahteraan Pekerja Outsourcing di Pemerintah dalam Pengadaan Publik

2018 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 436-446
Author(s):  
Ajik Sujoko
Keyword(s):  
Selection Process ◽  
Public Procurement ◽  
Procurement Process ◽  
Labor Conditions ◽  
Labor Regulations ◽  
Private Participation ◽  
The Government ◽  
Uncertain Future ◽  
Ability And Willingness

AbstractAcceptance of wages and welfare of outsourcing workers in government an interesting thing to be discussed. The first, because wages and welfare in outsourcing are quite relevant issues for labor conditions. Second, through outsourcing, the government is able to accommodate outsourcing workers whose trends increase each year. Third, the government are not in the form of the company but are already used to implementing outsourcing practices. Fourth, the tendency of private participation to improve the performance of the government which is profit oriented. Of the four discussions and cases of outsourcing in some places, the attractive position of outsourcing workers is always in a weak position and an uncertain future, including in government. By reviewing the practice of procurement process of government goods/services, through this article contributes and encourages to government and outsourced employers has the ability and willingness to provide wages and welfare of outsourcing workers. How wages and welfare are enjoyed and accepted by outsourcing workers, through public procurement can be done adequacy of the procurement budget, provider selection process that follows labor regulations and contracting properly with the providerKeywords: Wages, Welfare, Outsourcing Workers, Procurement Of Goods/ServicesAbstrakPenerimaan upah dan kesejaheteraan pekerja outsourcing di pemerintah hal yang menarik untuk didiskusikan. Yang pertama, karena upah dan kesejahteraan dalam outsourcing merupakan masalah yang cukup relevan menggambarkan kondisi tenaga kerja. Kedua, melalui outsourcing pemerintah mampu menampung pekerja outsourcing yang cenderung naik tiap tahun. Ketiga, pemerintah bukan sebuah perusahaan, namun telah biasa menggunakan praktik outsourcing. Keempat, kecenderungan partisipasi swasta untuk meningkatkan kinerja pemerintah yang berorientasi pada keuntungan. Dari empat diskusi dan kasus outsourcing di sebagian tempat, menariknya posisi pekerja outsourcing selalu dalam posisi yang lemah dan masa depan yang tidak pasti, termasuk di pemerintahan. Dengan melihat praktek proses pengadaan barang/jasa pemerintah, melalui artikel ini diharapkan memberikan kontribusi dan dorongan kepada pemerintah dan pengusaha outsourcing memiliki kemampuan dan kemauan untuk menyediakan upah dan kesejahteraan pekerja outsourcing. Bagaimana upah dan kesejahteraan dapat dinikmati dan diterima oleh pekerja outsourcing melalui pengadaan publik, dapat dilakukan dengan menyediakan kecukupan dari anggaran pengadaan, proses pemilihan penyedia yang mengikuti peraturan ketenagakerjaan dan kontrak dengan penyedia secara benar.Kata kunci: Upah, Kesejahteraan, Pekerja Outsourcing, Pengadaan Barang/Jasa

scholarly journals METHODS AND WAYS OF ASSESSMENT OF LOSSES FROM CORRUPTION THEFT IN PUBLIC SECTOR OF ECONOMY

2019 ◽  
pp. 131-141 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sergei Aleksandrovich Konovalenko ◽  
Georgy Ismaylovich Harada ◽  
Nazirkhan Gadzhievich Gadzhiev
Keyword(s):  
Public Sector ◽  
Political Development ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
The State ◽  
Public Funds ◽  
Public Companies ◽  
Financial Flows ◽  
The Public ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
The Government

Implementation of the decisions made in the course of management of economic and socio-political development of the state causes the adequate financial flows forming the budgetary sphere of the state. The trouble in this sphere does not allow to provide the necessary level of economic growth, hampers reforming of the economy, makes negative impact on commercial and foreign economic activity, interferes with improvement of monetary and credit, tax, insurance and other spheres of the financial system of the Russian Federation. The offenses connected with corruption and theft of budget funds committed by officials at various levels significantly undermine the authority of the government, cause a growth of discontent of society and impact the social and economic situation in the country. The practice of identifying the offenses connected with theft of public funds and property shows that practically all spheres of the public sector of economy are, to a greater or lesser extent, subject to the risks of such crimes commitment. In this regard, a research of methods and ways of assessment of corruption theft amount in the public sector of the economy is an important and hot topic. The main types of public funds theft have been analyzed, including theft of budget funds allocated in the form of grants for targeted measures; theft by overcharging the prices of goods and services used for the state needs; the acquisition of inventory for personal use of the heads of public companies at the expense of the company, etc. The dynamics of the amount of budget crimes in the Ryazan region has been analyzed. It was inferred that corruption crimes in the public sector of the Ryazan region include fraud, abuse of power, abuse of authority, illegal participation in business, as well as taking bribes. A set of measures for preventing the above crimes has been proposed.

scholarly journals Problem of Statelessness in Nepal

NUTA Journal ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 64-69
Author(s):  
Rameshwor Upadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
The State ◽  
Fundamental Rights ◽  
The Other ◽  
Universal Principle ◽  
Legal Obligations ◽  
The World ◽  
Women And Children ◽  
The Government ◽  
International Instruments

This paper highlighted Nepalese statelessness issue from Nationality perspective. Nationality is one of the major human rights concerns of the citizens. In fact, citizenship is one of the major fundamental rights guaranteed by the constitution. According to the universal principle related to the statelessness, no one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his or her nationality. In this connection, on one hand, this paper traced out the international legal obligations created by the conventions to the state parties in which state must bear the responsibility for making national laws to comply with the international instruments. On the other hand, this paper also appraised statelessness related lacunae and shortcomings seen in Municipal laws as well as gender discriminatory laws that has been supporting citizens to become statelessness. By virtue being a one of the modern democratic states in the world, it is the responsibility of the government to protect and promote human rights of the citizens including women and children. Finally, this paper suggests government to take necessary initiation to change and repeal the discriminatory provisions related to citizenship which are seen in the constitution and other statutory laws.

II. Dutch Views and Uses of British Policy in India around 1800

Itinerario ◽  
1988 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 17-32
Author(s):  
Robert van Niel
Keyword(s):  
De Novo ◽  
The State ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Total Change ◽  
Group Of Seven ◽  
East Indies ◽  
The World ◽  
The Hague ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Government

On August 31, 1803, a group of seven men, comprising the Commission for East Indies Affairs (Commissie tot de Oost-Indische Zaken), submitted the final report of its deliberations to the Government of the State of the Batavian Republic (Staatsbewind der Bataafsche Republiek) in The Hague. This Commission had been called into existence in November 1802 to make recommendations on how best to administer and conduct trade with the nation's possessions in the East Indies in a fashion that would render the greatest advantage to the nation's finances and profit to its commerce. Only a couple of years earlier Holland's monopolistic United East Indies Company (VOC) had been terminated by the Republic, and its assets and liabilities assumed by the State. The liabilities were immediately identifiable, for they consisted of debts which had to be paid in hard cash. The assets, on the other hand, consisted of territories – most of which had fallen under English control – and factories that somehow had to be made profitable, but seemed, given the then-existing conditions in the world, to be almost out of reach. The Commission was supposed to make recommendations as to how the remaining, territories of the VOC should be managed and how the trade with the East Indies and Asia in general was to be made profitable. This was no small task, so it may appear somewhat wondrous that the Commission was able to complete its work in less than ten months. The dispatch with which the Commission's work was completed, however, is more understandable if it is realised that the financial collapse of the VOC had been openly recognised since 1786, and various proposals for either reform or total change of the Company's system had been presented and discussed. These alternative proposals were well known to the members of the Commission. Their work, therefore, involved striking a balance among these proposals rather than creating a system de novo.

scholarly journals Supply Chain Manipulation, Misrepresentation, and Magical Thinking During the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (6-7) ◽  
pp. 628-634
Author(s):  
Christopher L. Atkinson ◽  
Clifford McCue ◽  
Eric Prier ◽  
Allison M. Atkinson
Keyword(s):  
Public Procurement ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The United States ◽  
Magical Thinking ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Case Examples ◽  
The Public ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Political Advantage

The COVID-19 pandemic has placed remarkable stress on all aspects of society, from health care and the economy to the psychological well-being of communities. While the crisis is still playing out in the United States and around the world, it is nevertheless appropriate to begin to assess its impact. This article asks: What documentable public failures provide a deeper understanding of the U.S. government COVID-19 responses’ impact on supply chains? Case examples show that markets were adversely affected in ways that caused avoidable shortages of critical goods and supplies. Moreover, public procurement effectiveness was likely reduced by short-run efforts to obtain political advantage. The article begins with a brief review of disaster procurement, highlighting how public procurement professionals tried to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The next section delineates three politically led phenomena that adversely impacted procurement’s ability to acquire the needed goods and services, including a lack of cohesive strategy in acquiring essential personal protective equipment; preference for unproven drugs and magical thinking; and cozy relationships between the public and private sectors. The article concludes by discussing the centrality of public sector procurement professionals as a critical link for effective provision of government services, especially in times of crisis.

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