Federal Guard Service Orders Marble Tub for $11,900

The Federal Guard Service placed an order for a marble bathtub worth 336,000 rubles ($11,900), media reported — just as the Audit Chamber lambasted the current system of state tenders for allowing officials to waste state money. The bathtub, to be produced by the German-based firm Burg, is intended for use by “protected individuals,” a Federal Guard Service official overseeing the tender told Nezavisimaya Gazeta, without elaborating. The order […]