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| | Lithuanians: customs most corrupt institution |
 | | The World Corruption Barometer 2004 survey, conducted annually by Transparency International, showed that Lithuanians regarded customs, political parties, Parliament and the courts as the country’s most corrupt institutions. |
 | | On a scale of five – with one denoting no corruption and five standing for the highest level of corruption – Lithuanians gave customs 4.3 points, while political parties, the national legislature and courts were given 4.2 points. |
 | | Also on the list were police (4.1 points), health care workers (3.8 points), tax inspectors and business sector (3.5 points), media (3.2 points), education system (3 points), registration and permit services (2.9 points), nongovernmental organizations (2.8 points), utility companies (2.7 points), army (2.4 points) and religious institutions (2.3 points). |
| www.baltictimes.com /news/articles/11781 (303 words) |
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