Congress has approved excessive spending on carpets, televisions and exclusive parking, Panorama reports.

The Congress of the Republic approved in January last year the allocation of about 315 thousand salts for the purchase of 1600 meters of carpet for different areas of parliament. This was announced on Sunday Panorama.

A journalistic note showed documents approved by Parliament for the purchase of other goods at an inflated cost. For example, once the same carpets with the same specifications and the same dimensions were placed on the market, they would be priced at S$149,400, less than half the price Congress was going to pay.

What is striking is that when looking for a company called “KOTLIN SERIVICES SAC”, which won a contract in Parliament for the supply of carpets, its registered office was the 41st block Proceres de la Independencia Avenue in Saint John Luriganchothe place where the chicken shop operates.

Another special expense occurred in April last year when the purchase of televisions for the entire Legislative Assembly began at a cost of SGD 138,350.

On October 17, 2022, at the request of this Congress, two giant LED screens were installed in the room of Raúl Porras Barrenechea. S$478,352 was spent on this acquisition.

private parking

Congress also leased a piece of land to be used as an exclusive parking lot for lawmakers. According to the report Panoramalocated just one block from Parliament and has security and a capacity of 200 vehicles for which you pay S$1,620,000.

The contract was signed in March last year so that congressmen’s cars would no longer be parked in the neighborhood. Legislative.

Due to this parliament issued a statement saying the purchase of the carpets was canceled after the supplier failed to deliver them, the congressional statement said.

With regard to LED screens, they indicated that the budget for their purchase includes technical support and construction work for their installation. They also clarified that the technological update should be used in various commissions, conferences and other planned events.

Regarding the parking lot, the parliament indicated that the decision to lease the land was made in connection with the normalization of work in connection with the removal of most restrictions due to COVID-19like him Plan of the pedestrian zone of the historic center municipality, with which all the streets surrounding Congress.

They pointed out that this affected the staff of the Parliament due to the constant forays they had to make, especially during the days of the plenary sessions.

Buffet controversy

He Congress of the Republic announced this week a review of the catering services that are provided during plenary sessions after learning that Parliament has increased the daily food costs for each parliamentarian to S$80 for lunch alone, according to a report fourth force.

“While the described study is being carried out, regular meals will be organized. On days when there is no plenary session, the costs will continue to be borne by congressmen.”, the message says.

The Board of Directors of the Congress has approved an addition worth more than two million soles to increase the cost of meals for each parliamentarian and receive a buffet in return.

This change has taken place since December of last year due to a new addition. Now lunch per deputy has gone from the value of S/. 15.93 to C/. 80, payment for the buffet concept.

Breakfasts have also risen to 31 sols per MP, while they used to cost less than 5 sols. The same goes for dinner, which costs 80 soles.