PETALING JAYA: Transparency and accountability are expected in all government expenses, said Public Accounts Committee chairman Datuk Shahrir Abdul Samad.
He said there was a system within the Government that ensured all expenses and projects were carried out with transparency.
He said the system required a tender committee to be set up for every project and the committee should have some selection and decision process.
He said such a system must be implemented and applied to all expenses and projects, whether they were carried out locally or overseas.
“Although there are projects that need to be carried out overseas, we still have to follow procedure,” he said, adding that the Government also required suppliers to be registered with the Treasury.
Shahrir was commenting on the recent allegation against two senior Tourism Ministry officials for misusing funds overseas under the Visit Malaysia Year programme.
The two are now being probed internally while the Anti-Corruption Agency has started querying ministry officials.
Minister Datuk Seri Tengku Adnan Tengku Mansor said the officials would be suspended if they were found guilty.
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