Kazakhstan, Astana, April 10 / Trend , K.Arynova/
The sum of bribe fluctuates from 4,000 to 5,000 tenge in the education system in Kazakhstan, Kazakh Education and Science Minister Zjanseit Tymebayev said at the 8th meeting of the Anti Corruption Committee of the Popular Democratic Party Nur Otan.
According to him, criminal proceeding was instituted against eighty people in the education system in 2008 There were registered 47 facts of financial violations, 12 facts due to abuse of power, 6 facts due to bribe and 4 facts due to illegal issue of diploma.
"Some 200 appeals were made due to illegal collection of money in education centres over the last years," the Minister added.
Low salaries are the main reason for corruption in the education system, he said.
"The current average salary in the education system is 39,021 tenge, while the average salary in the country is 61,000 tenge," the Minister said.
Salaries will be increased by 25 percent in 2009 and 2010 and by 30 percent in 2011.
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