直到1999年，西门子公开承认为了减免税款在会计项归类中把贿赂款归为“正常开支”的。

Until 1999 Siemens openly claimed tax deductions for bribes, many of which were listed in its accounts as “useful expenditure”.

印度人口最多的邦-比哈尔邦最近报道，已经有5000多个有待嫁女的家庭拜访过改邦负责公务员人事任命的委员会，希望可以为女儿找到可能得过大笔贿赂款的新郎。

Public Civil Service Commission in Bihar, India's most populous state, has reported a surge in visits from 5, 000 families looking for grooms with lucrative bride income potential for their daughters.