Cost-saving directive issued to public institutions by Minister Şimşek

Cost-saving directive issued to public institutions by Minister Şimşek

Before his journey to India for the G20, Minister Şimşek had signed a memorandum on Friday, which was subsequently despatched to all public establishments right this moment. The memorandum reminded that the “Cost-Saving Measures” Presidential Decree, dated June 30, 2021, regarding the achievement of financial savings within the expenditures of public establishments and organizations, discount of bureaucratic procedures, and efficient, economical, and environment friendly use of public assets, had been revealed.

It was said that the general public establishments and organizations throughout the scope of this memorandum have been instructed to adjust to the measures decided within the memorandum relating to their home and worldwide expenditures from their very own budgets or different sources of financial savings, in addition to using movable and immovable properties.

The Presidential Decree had emphasised the final precept that claims public companies ought to be carried out inside finances limits and with most cost-saving, with out exceeding the allotted assets.

The memorandum had emphasised the avoidance of exercise growth and improve within the workload, which might create a further burden on the budgets. It had additionally said that any expenditure or dedication indirectly associated to the areas of exercise specified within the related laws shouldn’t be made, and procurement specs and contracts shouldn’t embrace parts unrelated to the topic of procurement. It had additionally additional highlighted the significance of using economies of scale in procurement to satisfy the wants at decrease prices by joint procurement and widespread efforts.

Additional Cost-Saving Measures within the Public Sector

In the round revealed right this moment and signed by Minister Şimşek, it was reminded that, in accordance with the related provisions of Presidential Decree No. 1 relating to the Presidency Organization, the Ministry of Treasury and Finance was entrusted with the duties and authorities of helping within the preparation and implementation of fiscal and financial insurance policies, figuring out crucial requirements and limitations to make sure effectivity, effectiveness and economic system, productiveness in public expenditures, and making necessary rules and taking measures for all public establishments to adjust to in these issues.

According to the memorandum issued with the goal of reviewing all bills, besides these associated to earthquake prices, taking crucial steps for the immediate implementation of measures, and guaranteeing uncompromising cost-saving measures, public establishments are required to stick to the final ideas talked about above. According to it, they need to conduct their bills, comparable to acquisition and leasing of immovable properties, procurement and use of official automobiles, communication bills, personnel assignments, press and publication bills, stationery and stock purchases, in accordance with the foundations of cost-saving.

Additionally, public establishments are obliged to adjust to the foundations specified within the round relating to illustration, ceremonies, hospitality, promotion, personnel bills, vitality and water procurement, personnel transportation companies, and different issues.

The administrations will report the financial savings they’ve achieved by their operations and procedures in accordance with the matters regulated within the memorandum, in addition to the areas the place financial savings are attainable within the following interval, to the Ministry of Treasury and Finance by official correspondence by July 28, by way of ministries and different related authorities.

Source: www.anews.com.tr