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Sofia Mayor Yordanka Fandakova checked the repair of the road to the Divotin Monastery. PHOTO: CAPITAL MUNICIPALITY
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No matter the parties – the money is not for me or the municipality, and for the people, she urged
However, only the GERB group supported it, the others clearly agree with Vice Pekanov, that they are applied less for the capital
All deputies from Sofia, no matter which party they are from, to protect the interests of Sofia residents when the recovery plan enters the parliament for discussion. This is what Mayor Yordanka Fandakova called for
“Because these funds are not for Fandakova or the municipality, but for the people. Sofia has an interest in developing other cities, but the capital is the engine of the economy. Sofians pay over 40% of taxes, and as legal entities – over 50%. That is why this battle is not necessary. We are talking about 1/4 of the Bulgarian citizens. “Government and municipality must work together,” she said yesterday.
I don’t know the reason for this
battle against
Sofia, which
is led by
Deputy Prime Minister Atanas Pekanov. The funds for the construction of sewerage in 4 settlements were completely cut off from the recovery plan, Fandakova said in response to a question whether strategic projects for the city are endangered.
He described as speculation the allegations that Sofia wanted huge sums under the plan. “Of the nearly BGN 13 billion invested in it, the funds we had protected in the previous version were BGN 360 million for the metro and BGN 250 million for sewerage. Calculate what percentage this is, “Fandakova said.
The funds provided for the expansion of the metro are below 50% of what is needed, and we are committed to providing the rest, so it is not true and the statement that Sofia relies only on European money, she added.
For now, however, lawmakers are far from unanimous on the issue.
“I will not take action as a politician, I am not authorized. But as a citizen of the capital – born, raised and living in the center, I will tell you that nothing that Mrs. Fandakova has proposed will meet my approval, “said Andrey Chorbanov from ITN.
“It is counterproductive to fight against Sofia only because Fandakova is not part of the so-called currently in power. This is pure revanchism. Thus, 30,000 residents are deprived of having a water supply network. They have been waiting for this for a decade. It cannot be expected that Sofia alone will be able to cope with such large-scale investments. Why should these people be a lower hand “, the deputy chairman of GERB Alexander Nenkov told” 24 Chasa “.
“Why is the money from the Eurodiameters stopped?” and “Why are 200 million excluded for the construction of a water supply and sewerage network in the four settlements?” – these two questions are officially addressed by the party to Pekanov today. According to Nenkov, submitting the plan to parliament is to save time, otherwise only a government can defend it before the EU.
“Sofia’s budget can afford to set aside money for sewerage. It can also seek funding from EU programs outside the recovery plan. So that
the problem is not
so big
It is in the effectiveness of the management of EU funds. If it becomes effective, there will be money for sewerage in all areas “, said the co-chairman of the DB Vladislav Panev, who was previously a Sofia municipal councilor.
The same opinion was expressed by Georgi Ganev from the DB, who was chairman of the finance committee in the 45th parliament. “Sofia should not weigh on the rest of Bulgaria and develop at its expense. In the last 10 years, Sofia has been disproportionately using EU funds. People in Kyustendil, Pernik, Blagoevgrad rightly feel cruelly played. funds that according to European priorities should go to them and not to Sofia.The capital is the richest city in Bulgaria.If the municipal administration or the mayor is not capable enough to be able to develop the city with this huge resource, this is a separate issue, “Ganev said.
“Certainly in the first place for the capital’s deputies is the interest of Sofia. But I am not convinced that it is Fandakova who defends this interest, especially in view of the scandalous repair projects of recent years “, commented Dimitar Delchev from” Stand up BG! We are coming!”. Yes, a lot needs to be done, the issue of clean air is also important, for which a special investment is needed, he added. “It simply came to our notice then
to enroll
and special
program for
the introduction of
eco cars
and heating installations. But Fandakova does not think about these things, because she failed during her mandates and another approach will have to be sought, “Delchev said.
I am not familiar in detail with what exactly the plan cuts – this is a thesis that Fandakova put in the election campaign, but the official cabinet refuted it, commented Georgi Svilenski from BSP. According to him, the water supply and sewerage projects cannot be postponed or stopped. “It simply came to our notice then. How they will be financed is another question – 1 year ago there was no plan, how would they be financed then? ”He asked. As Sofia MPs
not going to
let neither
to be stopped
the project for
the subway,
nor those for sewerage. If they are endangered – other means will have to be sought. Ms. Fandakova should not try to scare – this was her fulcrum during Oresharski’s time, and we saw that the subway was being built. And without them the subway will become, and without them there will be sewerage “, added Svilenski. This is not the final version of the plan, it will be discussed in both the National Assembly and the new government. But Sofia has over 1.5 billion budget – there is a way to implement projects along this line, commented BSP MP Blagovest Kirilov.
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