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As announced 24 hours ago, Florin Cîţu brought to the surface the conclusions of the report of the Department of Economic Inspection of the Ministry of Public Finance on the Bucharest City Council.
“I’m telling you from now on that there are big problems there!” Cîţu says in the announcement posted on his Facebook page on Sunday.
“PMB’s income in 2020 is around 3.5 billion lei, and income in September is almost 99%”, was one of the conclusions presented by the Minister of Public Finance.
During Monday’s press conference, Florin Cîţu detailed the “real situation of the finances of the Bucharest City Council”, led until the local elections by Gabriela Firea.
Income and expenses in PMB
“I would like you to know the real situation of the finances of the Bucharest City Council, because we all live in this city and we want to know how the money was spent this year.
First, some general information. The revenue of the Bucharest City Council in 2020 is around 3.5 billion lei.
This is the budget, 3.5 billion lei. Revenues in September are almost 99%. So, there was revenue in the Bucharest City Council, “Cîţu said.
In addition, he noted that not only the PMB is subject to financial control, but all state institutions, which will be subject to annual audits.
Public money, Cîţu’s “obsession”
“From the first moment that I arrived at the Ministry of Finance, I asked for a statement on the controls of financial activity or the way in which public money was spent in state institutions.
I demanded this for all institutions. Of course, the situation I received was far from rewarding.
We found companies that did not have an analysis of the economic and financial situation carried out in the last 10 years.
In the last 15 years. The economic inspection of the Ministry of Public Finance has bypassed many of these companies for years, ”said the Minister of Finance.
PMB is the headliner
Returning to the “leaks” of recent years, Florin Cîţu revealed that among the institutions “protected” from controls is also the Bucharest City Council.
“Among them was, of course, the PMB, and then you should know that these controls were not done only at the Bucharest City Hall.
They are manufactured in various companies. I am in the Ministry of Transport, in the Ministry of Economy, I am also in other municipalities in the country. I will do them all.
These controls will be carried out in all public institutions and they will be carried out annually because, as I promised from day one in the Ministry of Public Finance, I am very interested in how public money is spent, ”said the liberal.
Debts that look bad at PMB
Regarding the debts of the Capital Mayor’s Office, the head of the Ministry of Public Finance added that a major problem is related to the payment of heating subsidies.
“(…) There are two important expenses that have been talked about: the subsidy for electricity and the subsidy for public transport.
The budget had these quarterly amounts. At the time of execution, thermal energy was paid only the amount of 331 million lei until September, of 935 million, as it is for the whole year, and for public transport 624 million of 1.5 billion.
Money was sent to the town hall. The money went to the town hall. There were higher amounts than in 2019. I went further and looked at the debts, it clearly shows poor management of public money.
At the moment, PMB has debts with Elcen and Radet of 837 million lei. Payment of the energy subsidy.
In GEO 135/2020, money was allocated, 1 billion lei, and the Bucharest City Council could pay this money for the payment of arrears.
They were destined to the payment of subsidies. Grant payment was not made. Where did this money go and to whom? Cîţu asked.
Gabriela Firea is in great danger
In this context, with the Minister of Finance very determined to know about PMB’s financial irregularities, Gabriela Firea will not have too many quiet moments with her husband, Florentin Pandele, in the next period.
Depending on the actual size of the data in the cited report, Gabriela Firea could have trouble with the law, a black scenario for her and her family.
“I promise that we will find out where this money has ended up. The Financial Economic Inspectorate carried out a control action at the Bucharest City Hall.
The control action was suspended on March 11, 2020. At that time, the ministry team was no longer allowed access to the headquarters of the Municipality of Bucharest, considering the disposition of the mayor general.
The suspension of certain activities that involve interaction with people outside the City Council was ordered.
We were not even allowed to do this control remotely. The laptops of the employees of the Ministry of Finance were seized for a time in the mayor’s office and then I recovered them.
At the time of the control, the Bucharest City Council did not have a declaration of the contracts concluded with respect to the investments in progress.
It was sent to the control bodies on 07/16/2020 and will be verified when the inspection is resumed. It is an institution that has not been controlled for 10 years ”, Florin Cîţu also said.
photo: Florin Cîţu
source: Agerpres
