How the State "Closes the Belt" on Independence Day: Over 9.8 Million Lei for One Day, without a Public Auction. MC Invoked "Emergency Regime"

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Despite the intention to "squeeze the belt", the government of Chisinau spent most money this year to organize the event dedicated to the 35 years of independence: over 9.8 million Moldovan lei (equivalent to over 2.6 million Romanian lei) for one day, is shown in a material published by RISE [...]

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Despite the intention to "squeeze the belt", declared public by Prime Minister Vasile Tofan, the current government has spent most money this year to organize the event dedicated to 35 years of independence: over 9.8 million lei for one day, writes Rise Moldova.

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On August 29, RISE Moldova published an investigation according to which the government allocated almost 10 million lei for Independence Day events this year, despite Prime Minister Vasile Tofan's public calls to cut budget spending. At a government meeting on July 29, Tofan said that Independence Day and National Language Day should be celebrated “with heart and soul, but not necessarily [...] The post About 10 million lei were spent on celebra…

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The events dedicated to 35 years of independence, marked on 27 August, cost the state budget 9,864,843 lei, the largest amount ever allocated for this day. The contract was awarded without a public auction, two days before the event, reports Moldova RISE.

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"I asked the Minister (n.r. – of Culture) to reduce the expenses for the celebration of these two days (n.r. – [...] The post How the State (not) tightened the belt for Independence Day appeared first on Rise Moldova.