Another day, another example of corruption.

On Monday it was revealed that even death can't save Bulgarians from the country's many corrupt elements. At a press conference, the manager of the Cronus funeral agency said that the offices of his company had been bombed four times due to a war with competitors and his company's efforts to legalize the process of acquiring new clients.

The same old story continues to surface in new and innovative ways. Corruption is a way of life in Bulgaria for many people. However, the new governing crew has pledged to fight this problem. But given that several of these people, also known as the National Movement Simeon II, are new to the country, we thought we'd help out a little.

The first thing that should be done is to establish a Ministry of Corruption. Instead of the Ivan Kostov-era idea of welcoming bribes, this branch of the government would actually hunt down those who do and root them out. They could be called the corruption police, and even be paid on commission, say, 10 per cent of the amount of the bribes they uncover.

As corruption is a wide-ranging problem, there is only space for so many examples, but here they are, and their solutions.

Traffic police - One of the most obvious examples of widespread corruption comes in the form of those lovely state employees who stop cars for traffic violations or no reason at all. Between 10 and 20 leva will usually get someone out of a ticket. The solution to this is simple - have these people issue tickets, and ones which people actually have to pay. The money from these fines would allow officers to get paid better and be less susceptible to taking bribes. No doubt a revolutionary idea, but one which could prove effective. Undercover inspectors tracking those taking bribes, and using a zero tolerance policy would help as well.

Customs - Bulgaria's largest corrupt institution with roughly one billion leva a year diverted from national accounts. The government has started the process of cleaning up these problems and things look positive so far. Even collecting a fraction of the amount that gets diverted each year would pay for civil service salary increases and quite a bit more. Like with police officers, each customs officer needs to be investigated.

The Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) - Efficiency is the main problem here. Getting a phone line set up in a couple of days usually involves a bribe, and failure to do so can frequently lead to a month or more of waiting. The BTC needs to be run like a company, not a bureaucratic state institution. If the time it took to set up a phone line was cut in half, and the expedited service was transformed from being a bribe to being a legal fee - ensuring lines were set up in less than five business days - the company might even be able to make some extra money.

Health Care - This has many elements to it but most involve low paid, easily corruptible staff. In terms of the funeral agencies, this is a big business with companies who are able to invest a lot of money in Bulgarian health care. It's very simple - for an investment into the hospital, one company could take away all of its bodies and have funeral rights.

Municipalities - Probably one of the more advanced corrupt networks existing in Bulgaria. Building contracts, concessions, loans... the list is extensive and involves a significant amount of money changing hands. We're not sure how to fix this one, but we suggest talking to Sofia Mayor Stefan Sofianski - he might have some ideas.