Supreme Audit Office finds overpriced tender at interior ministry

The interior ministry gave an overpriced tender to the Czech Post in 2009, according to an audit carried out by the Czech Supreme Audit Office. The ministry allegedly did not carry out proper analysis or price comparison before awarding the 1.4 billion crown deal for creating the electronic data mailbox system and running it for the first year. As a result, the government has been paying more for this service until this year, when the ministry was able to negotiate a new pricing arrangement with the Czech Post. Ivan Langer, who headed the ministry at the time of the alleged overpriced deal, has denied any wrongdoing.