So far this year, twice as many signals and complaints have been received by the Public Procurement Authority as last year.

The number of public interest reports received by the Public Procurement Authority doubled in the first nine months of the year, rising from 75 to 154 compared to the previous year. President László Kovács emphasized the importance of investigating these reports for transparency and uncovering corruption risks. The number of legal remedy initiatives submitted also increased from 29 to 34. Additionally, there was a 7.7% increase in public procurement contracts, totaling 12,481, with a value of 2,627 billion HUF, marking a 9.1% annual growth. Small and medium-sized enterprises secured 9,250 contracts worth 1,363.2 billion HUF, accounting for nearly three-quarters of the contracts. The average number of bids per contract was 3.1, slightly lower than the previous two years' average of 3.3.