Lukashenko receives finalized draft decree on control and oversight activities

The finalized draft decree on ways of improving the efficiency of control and oversight activities has been submitted to Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko. The document was reviewed at a meeting with the head of state on 28 March, BelTA has learned.

This matter was previously discussed during a meeting hosted by the president in May 2024. Then Aleksandr Lukashenko instructed to finalize the draft decree to ensure the document was clear and convenient for use. The head of state also asked the supervisory bodies to change their style and methods of work and enhance the efficiency of their activities.

"We agreed that the government together with regional executive committees would finalize the draft decree on improving the efficiency of these activities. We reviewed the initial version and agreed to fine-tune it. We decided to revise the legislation and prepare another document to address all these issues without amending and supplementing the existing legal acts," the head of state said.

The appropriate draft decree was prepared by the government and was further studied by the State Control Committee of Belarus as the president instructed.

During the meeting, Aleksandr Lukashenko decided to carefully analyze the submitted proposals and questioned several matters.

For instance, it was proposed to strengthen the preventive role of control activities. "I would like the authors of this idea to explain, based on real-life examples, how we can strengthen the preventive role of control activities," the president said. "The principle they suggest is 'better to prevent and correct mistakes than to punish.' Well, of course. But how do we do it?"