The draft bill for income and property declaring system by civil servants in Uzbekistan is ready, said Akmal Burkhanov, the director of Anti-Corruption Agency said at the plenary session of the Senate on August 4.

By presidential decree, the mandatory income and property declaration system by civil servants, heads and deputies of state enterprises and institutions with a state share of over 50%, as well as their spouses and minor children, was to be introduced from January 1, 2022.

The document also instructed to take measures by December 1, 2021 to build a database on income and property declarations, create an electronic information system for their processing and verification, and then integrate this database with databases of tax and customs authorities, the state cadastre and other relevant authorities.

When asked by the senator about the implementation of the document, Akmal Burkhanov said that the draft bill had already been developed taking into account the proposals of international experts, including the World Bank. In addition, according to him, the agency has also developed a technical passport and the concept of "Electronic information system for declaring income and property of civil servants", which is also ready for operation.

“We have already prepared the system. We have created the conditions for this system to work when the bill is passed and takes effect,” said the head of the Anti-Corruption Agency.

According to him, the difference between this system and foreign ones lied in the fact that in Uzbekistan, “thanks to the political will,” all ministries and departments provided the agency with access to their databases.

“Such a system has been created so that when civil servants enter their names and surnames, information about their property and income automatically comes out. A system has been created that reduces the human factor. I think that after the adoption of laws, this system will work,” said Akmal Burkhanov.

Later, in an interview with reporters, the director of the agency said that "the technical capabilities for the operation of the system are ready," but the bill is still "finalized."

“When we twice presented this project to international organizations, they had objections. The document is being improved on the basis of proposals and recommendations,” he said.

The head of the department said that the State Civil Service Bill, which was approved by the Senate in May, but has not yet been signed by the president, will take effect six months after the signing by the head of state. At the same time, the document provides that the mandatory declaration system is regulated by a separate law.

“We will try, as far as possible, to create a legal basis for this system before the entry into force of the law on the civil service,” he said.