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        "msgid": "kpk-price-discrepancies-between-e-catalogue-and-other-platforms-provide-enrichment-1776138657",
        "date": "2026-04-14 09:58:56",
        "title": "KPK: Price discrepancies between e-catalogue and other platforms provide enrichment",
        "author": "",
        "source": "ANTARA_ID",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Regulation",
        "summary": "The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) has highlighted price differences for goods, such as the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 5, between the government's e-catalogue system and other platforms, viewing this as an opportunity to enhance anti-corruption efforts in public procurement. KPK spokesperson Budi Prasetyo emphasised that such discrepancies fall under the agency's mandate to supervise government purchases and prevent corruption, urging greater digitalisation for efficiency while warning against price mark-ups. The commission also advocates for an integrity-driven business environment among vendors to minimise risks of manipulation in tender processes.",
        "content": "<p>Jakarta (ANTARA) - The Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) states\nthat price differences for goods between the e-catalogue and other\nplatforms serve as enrichment material for the anti-corruption agency\nregarding government procurement of goods and services.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe thank you for the information. This certainly provides\nenrichment,\u201d said KPK Spokesperson Budi Prasetyo to journalists in\nJakarta on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Budi explained that these price differences enrich the KPK because\nthey relate to the anti-corruption agency\u2019s duties and authority in\nmonitoring procurement of goods and services across the country and its\nconnection to corruption eradication.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the KPK\u2019s duties and authorities is to conduct coordination\nand supervision related to ministries\/institutions in efforts to\neradicate corruption as well as those related to public services. In\nother words, procurement of goods and services falls into both of these\nareas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Budi stated that procurement of goods and services is one of the\nsectors vulnerable to corruption offences, so the KPK pays attention to\nthese price differences.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, the KPK certainly encourages the digitalisation of the\ngoods and services procurement process not only to promote effectiveness\nin the process but also to ensure efficiency. It must not be misused for\nprice mark-ups,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Budi said the KPK encourages vendors or procurement\npartners for goods and services to create an integrity-based business\nclimate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe hope is for a healthier business climate where we can minimise\nor even close loopholes for price mark-ups and winner conditioning,\u201d he\nstated.<\/p>\n<p>Budi made this statement following public buzz about the price of the\nSamsung Galaxy Tab Active 5, which is the object of goods and services\nprocurement in the e-catalogue offered by PT Mitrawira Hutama Teknologi\nat Rp17.9 million per unit.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, findings on the Lokapasar platform or the official company\nwebsite show the price of this telecommunications device ranging from\nRp9 million to Rp12.5 million.<\/p>",
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