Former Prime Minister Ion Chicu is convinced that the epic of the alienation of commercial spaces at the airport is nothing but a new episode of the “opera” started in 2013 when the same people were in government. Moreover, he says, the scheme was designed so that the expenses would remain on the shoulders of the state, and the gains would go into private pockets.
“Let’s talk about the airport again. There is only the precedent from 2013. Moreover, these people were part of that government. Do you not realize that is the next epitome of the same work? The aim of the investors is clear: they want to find an opportunity to earn a lot of money in a short time without investing anything. But it’s about the state,” emphasized Ion Chicu, pointing out that all the investments are still on the public budget.
“Once again – not the whole airport is being given away, but only the assets that bring profit. Those that require investment remain on the shoulders of the state. For example, the runway is an expensive asset to maintain. It remains with the state. There are other elements like security and so on. The same. But the Duty-Free area, the restaurants, which provide profits of 500%, we are selling them off,” said the former premier.
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Earlier, the same Ion Chicu also drew attention to the fact that, in a desperate attempt to give the French the premises of the Airport, Maia Sandu’s government approved a draft law, which made possible the privatization of the Palace of the Republic, several theaters and the Press House.
It is a series of amendments, adopted by the cabinet of ministers in June, which stipulate that certain important government acts can be adopted “outside the standard approval procedure” without transparency, publication in the Official Gazette, and constitutional control.