Relatively high salaries of public officials are believed to serve as a guarantee of their activities; it is supposed that it ensures protection against their being influenced in their

decision making, noted Alim Bishenov, Managing Partner, BMS Law Firm. Basically, he said, it is about reducing corruption related risks in the work of government employees. All income gained by public officials has to be declared, so there must not be any enveloped money, unofficially received bonuses, etc.