The president stressed that the issue raised at the meeting has always been under his close attention, as it is one of the effective tools for reducing production costs. He has repeatedly instructed the government to improve the competitiveness of the economy, ensure efficient use of funds, and prevent various types of illegal activities.

Aleksandr Lukashenko noted that procurement legislation has been tightened and multifunctional centers for selling Belarusian machinery have been established abroad, yet the system is still far from perfect and the problem has not been fully eradicated.

According to law enforcement and oversight bodies, numerous violations and abuses, including criminal offenses, are uncovered every year in various sectors involving intermediary structures. In 2025 alone, more than 400 crimes directly related to procurement procedures were identified across industrial, agricultural, and other areas. More than 50% of these cases involved bribery.

«This is why I instructed Aleksandr Kosinets, Deputy Chairman of the Belarusian People’s Congress, to examine the situation in detail,» the president said.

«We must clearly distinguish between justified and unjustified intermediation,» Aleksandr Lukashenko demanded. «No one in the state is opposed to reasonable intermediaries where they are objectively needed, and there are only a few such areas. But there are those who, in a difficult situation, think only about their own enrichment».