Most waste in government spending occurs because officials are not held liable for some of the huge funds that they handle. The solution to this problem lies in giving citizens a way to monitor the actions of government officials as well as the power to thrown them out of office by making them face election at regular intervals. All of this and more can be achieved through constitutional reform to introduce a semi-presidential system with elections to choose key officials in Parliament and at the head of all major government branches. Power must rest in the hands of the people, not politicians. For details see the Charter for Permanent Peace and Development.