Amount of money spent on official trips voiced in Parliament

15:23, 22 октября 2018, Bishkek - 24.kg news agency , Maria ORLOVA

Member of the Parliament of Kyrgyzstan Aida Kasymalieva asked at the meeting of the parliamentary committee on social issues, science, education, culture and health care how much money the officials spent on official trips.

«How much money did state agencies spend on business trips, both at the expense of donors and at the expense of the budget? How many people left the country and where? I ask the prosecutor’s office to provide this information, and not only on the Ministry of Labor and Social Development,» said the deputy.

Aida Kasymalieva noted that she also intended to find out how the diplomatic passports were used.

Finance Minister Adylbek Kasymaliev noted that at least 622 million soms have been were spent on business trips in 2018. According to him, the same amount is budgeted for the next year.