Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh has defended Government’s position on not supporting the Public Procurement Commission’s (PPC) establishment under the current legislation – the Procurement Act of 2003 – stating that an amendment made in 2003 to remove Government’s role upon the constitutional body’s establishment was done hurriedly and without careful analysis.
He was speaking at the PPP/C’s press conference held at Freedom House on Monday. He said that it would be untenable to expect Government