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Toshko Yordanov PHOTO: Photo: Archive
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“A stupid proposal is not supported, there was a better proposal, and the best thing is for the Council of Ministers to solve these things,” Toshko Yordanov of the ITN told reporters. He pointed out that the ITN reacted with cheerful laughter, because this is another proposal of the PP on the issue.
Yesterday, Prime Minister Kiril Petkov announced that “We Continue Change” proposes that 50 percent of the money for construction companies be paid immediately after a parliamentary sanction, and the remaining 50 percent due to repair and road maintenance companies to go through parliamentary committees after having a report from experts that these activities have actually been carried out. He specified that the proposal was sent to their coalition partners from ITN, Democratic Bulgaria and BSP. It is expected to be discussed in parliament tomorrow.
“What they blamed themselves was theirs again, written by the prime minister and edited as words by his associate Lena. Then they started the whole circus in the parliament because of the BNB, what they offer is worse than the previous one they proposed. “It is illegal for a committee in parliament to approve payments, and this is some stupid PR,” Yordanov said.
According to the original version, the papers would be released with the decisions of the government, but for that, the agreement was not reached? That is why the parliament was charged with the decision-making process, which kept postponing the points of the day.
“We prefer the Council of Ministers to solve these things, then it is clear – people should go to Kiril Petkov and Asen,” insisted Toshko Yordanov. He explained what the first proposal of the PP was.
“We assume that company X has done some work in the amount of BGN 100, the state is not sure whether this company has done the work in the amount of BGN 100. That is why company X is paid half of the amounts that do not even cover the costs, and a special commission under the control of Asen Vassilev checks the rest. There are two options – either the Council of Ministers decides and I have no doubts, or a special committee is created in the parliament to approve all payments in the parliament, because Laurel’s ministry has concentrated BGN 13 billion from the Recovery Plan and the Ministry of Finance does not. you know what you do with the budget. Let everything be in front of the eyes of the citizens “, said Toshko Yordanov, quoted by BTA.
The BSP for Bulgaria announced that they would support the allocation of BGN 600 million for the road companies, after which the commission would make a very precise check of what exactly had happened and then the second tranche would be made. We will support the decision, said to journalists the member of the BSP Executive Bureau and chairman of the parliamentary committee on transport and communications Borislav Gutsanov (“BSP for Bulgaria”).
We are in an absurd situation. This is a problem that comes from GERB, from things that happened during their rule, starting with the “in house”, without any auction, without any procedures, money given for roads of much greater value than the money that was available to make repairs, “he said. Unfortunately, the Cabinet has also not dealt with this situation and we are currently facing a situation where we are wondering how to get paid to the companies that have made repairs, while being completely sure for what exact value was this repair made, he added.
The chairman of the General Assembly of Democratic Bulgaria (DB) Hristo Ivanov commented that a solution to the problem should be sought. He pointed out that the DB has “technical proposals” regarding the possible solution for the payment with the road companies presented by the Prime Minister Kiril Petkov a day ago. Obviously, the problem is extremely complex, Ivanov said. According to him, there has been a “blockade” with the agreements, and discussions in the coalition continue.
Commenting on the RIA case, Vazrazhdane leader Kostadin Kostadinov said “the government has become hostage to its own weakness.” He believes that at the beginning of his term, the government was well aware that the contracts were not well drafted, and it was right that the procedure should be started from the beginning.
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