(Title) more than 16.4 million debt the city of Thessaloniki to the public, according to secure information of “T”. This amount relates to tax deductions from employment of workers and suppliers, not ever been attributed to the tax office. The municipal administration only confirms the 8 million debt to the tax office and talks about record hunting by the government, with political motives.
The amount of debt to the Tax Office is 16,390,776 , 49 euros (plus surcharges are 23.059 million), according to information from the “M”, and most of it relates to payroll tax, user fees and fines machinery works of … Traffic! Because of these excessive public debt largely froze the deposits of city banks.
“Accounting municipality of Thessaloniki is the most neat in the world,” says emphatically Deputy Mayor for Finance Nick Makrantonakis. However, according to him, the otherwise-consistent-city “has confirmed debt of around 8 million. Every year is tax awareness, and if we did not cancel our own case, the tax authorities would not understand anything. We punish because the condemned “claims by referring to the unprecedented excesses and hunt on the part of government that holds political motives. Similarly, the commitment deposit liabilities “are illegal” because “only applies to individuals. “By that logic the government should first of all to commit the resources of the Ministry of Finance due to insurance funds, municipalities, etc.,” says, noting that the City will continue to pursue legal action suspending the measure was imposed.
avalanche of foreclosures
“It is impressive that even today, almost two and a half years after the discovery of the scandal, the city of Thessaloniki is unable to tell us how and where it owes” Comments on “T” the leader of the opposition Grand Chryssa Arapoglou, adding: “It is remarkable that even today-is really slow, developments in the investigation Joined cases is mainly due to control and activation of the factions of the opposition. Despite continued efforts, and although we brought the matter to the council at least twice so far and requested intergroups up committee to review the finances of the municipality, we found non-cooperation and intimidated while trying our actions and indirect threats. “
Mrs. Arapoglou provides the path of the attachment will be followed except GIGAS Ltd. and others. “The city of Thessaloniki is a management and possibly financial impasse and I’m afraid that next time the seizures and the claims against him will multiply” he notes. Regarding the movement of the public, commented that “there are laws and they must be respected. For the theft of some money have a responsibility and must be held accountable. The amount misappropriated is huge and even bigger responsibilities. And unfortunately in this bleak environment, the mayor of Thessaloniki, refusing until now to assume its responsibilities and continues the logic of brinkmanship fiestas projects that serve only pre-election considerations of the camp “.
Do not punish the city for sins of the administration
“We never gave us information,” says the part of the municipal Triantaphyllos Mitafidis camp “Thessaloniki Citizens and Ecology”, when asked if he knew the amount of debt the municipality to government. “Mr. Papageorgopoulos boasted that he has the most robust economic municipality and every day millions throws the market of Thessaloniki. The accounts which we had discovered that it was balanced fictitious, because of the abuses and contribution evasion “he said. But he believes that the commitment of substantial deposits of City penalized the city for the sins of the administration. For example, because they operate camps in the municipality of Thessaloniki people with disabilities are forced to resort to neighboring municipalities. Is financially bankrupt many cities of Greece, does not mean that the State must take such steps as if they are private companies. Mr. Mitafidis provides that the next time “suppliers will move against the city to get their money” and commented that while all this is going, “the city froze 48 projects to gather 6.5 million to operate the monster that built “.
” The public debts should be paid. You should tell us who have found that debt so long and why the government did not claim those monies retained. Those suppliers are to be received should only claim what the City owes them, “says Agapios Sachinis municipal camp” Greece Now “. The administration refused to give details, so even today it remains unknown the exact amount of debt, says Andrew Kourakis by the municipal camp Initiative for Thessaloniki. “The judiciary should come as soon as possible to open the files and know how much is the debt and in particular how to return the money,” he says. As for the running of government to commit its deposits municipality considers that the administration would “proceed to settlement with the Internal Revenue Service” instead of “following the line of persecuted
Wisdom Christoforidou
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22-7-2010
