Corruption in the public service and its causes

This article is devoted to the problems of corruption in the public service, identifying the reasons for its occurrence and the formation of measures to counter this phenomenon. In the most general sense, corruption refers to the abuse of official position for personal gain - the use by an official of his power and the rights entrusted to him. It is one of the reasons for hindering the normal development of the state and society as a whole. The result of this study is the importance of identifying the causes of corruption in the public service in order to solve them.