DHAKA, July 9, 2020 (BSS) – The government has issued an order to
stop procurement of all kinds of new vehicles at all government
offices in the current year in a bid to check public expenditure amid
coronavirus pandemic.
The Ministry of Finance issued an order today in this regard, said
an official press release.
The order signed by Joint Secretary of the Finance Ministry M
Mahfuzul Alam Khan said the procurement of all kinds of new and
replacement vehicles would remain stop until December 31 under the
operating and development expenditure of all kinds of government, semi
government, autonomous and other institutions to face the COVID-19
situation and also to maintain austerity in public expenditure.
The order will come into immediate effect, the release added.