TIRANA, Oct 14 /ATA/ – The improved public procurement procedures have helped Albania save millions of euros in state budget money and have significantly contributed to efforts to improve public service delivery to the citizens, the Minister of Economy, Culture and Inovation, Blendi Gonxhja, said on Monday.
According to Gonxhja, the improved public procurement system has helped the state budget save over 7 million euros or around 20% of the disbursed funds since the new procedures were launched five months ago, significantly impacting on well management of the state budget.
The Economy Minister also noted that the number of bidders and economic operators participating in the procurements through the Centralized Purchases Operator.
“Around 20% of the state budget funding or 7 million euros was saved thanks to the improved public procurement procedures. In the meantime, the average number of economic operators participating in the procurement procedures has increased to 4.4 from 2.7 in 2023,” Gonxhja said.
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