At Friday’s session of Parliament, MPs discussed a draft protocol on the structure of state administration.

Instead of putting the Finance Ministry in charge of purchasing goods and services for the state, the MPs gave that responsibility to the State Property Committee (SPC). In making the switch, some MPs cited controversies surrounding the Finance Ministry’s tender announcements in recent years.

MPs said the SPC was a better fit anyway, since privatization has reduced state property and the committee has not had much work lately.

They also added that, in many other countries, state property committees are in charge of purchasing goods and services.