<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishWakati katika sekta binafsi malipo yasiyofaa mara nyingi huwasilisha tatizo la ndani ambalo huhatarisha faida, katika sekta ya umma yanaweza kutafsiri katika kuwahudumia wapokeaji wachache au kuwakilisha matumizi ya kupoteza au mzigo wa kodi ya juu ya jamaa ambayo husababisha maswali na ukosoaji kutoka kwa Bunge, vyombo vya habari, na walipa kodi.  <response>: While in the private sector improper payments most often present an internal problem that threatens profitability, in the public sector they can translate into serving fewer recipients or represent wasteful spending or a higher relative tax burden that prompts questions and criticism from the Congress, the media, and the taxpayers. 