:quality(85)//cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/infobae/CNK3U5VNO5BSPKECNATGWQQH2I.jpg "Montoya to congressmen’s buffet detractors: “What do you want me to order? Third-class food?”")
Congressman and spokesperson for the Popular Bench for Renovation, Jorge Montoya responded to the journalists of the show Fourth power which revealed that since December, Congress has spent S/190 to feed every parliamentarian.
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According to the journalistic program, in December 2022, Parliament signed an addendum to increase the cost of food for each congressman, so Food Dishes went from S/15.93 to S/80. If breakfasts and dinners are added to this expense, the Peruvian State, with the money of all Peruvians, spends S/190 to feed each member of Congress.
Montoya, asked about the conclusions of Fourth power, stressed that he observes a bad intention in the preparation of the report. For him, the cost of food does not reveal an embezzlement of state money or a fraud committed by Congress.
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He asked reporters from the aforementioned TV show that if they ate food “third”.
“First they don’t care to ask for premium meat and chicken, what do they want to ask? Third? I ask the person and the channel that did the reporting, what are you eating? Food from third class for sure. For them to ask that question and be surprised, I imagine they have to be on that side,” he said.
Then he commented that surely those in charge of reporting this high expense in feed they want members of Congress to eat “alfalfa”.
With the endorsement signed, the Congress The concessionaire has changed, so now every member of Congress demands a public expenditure of S25,000/s just for their food. This equates to five times what was previously paid for each parliamentarian’s food.
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Before the management, made by the board of directors chaired by José Williams Zapata, lunch consisted of à la carte dishes, for S/10.59; natural juice and mineral water, from S/1.20; coffee or infusion, of 0.59 soles, for which about S/15 was expended for each member of Congress.
Currently, everyone receives a buffet with salads (2 options), starters (3 options), main courses (6 options), garnishes (white rice, Peruvian rice, garden rice, glazed sweet potato), dessert (4 options), natural fruit drink (2 glasses) .
They also receive a dinner buffet which consists of salads (2 options), appetizers (3 options), main dishes (6 options), toppings (white rice, Peruvian rice, jardinra rice, glazed sweet potato), dessert (4 options), natural fruit soda ( 2 glasses).
It should be noted that the increased expenditure of feed It was formalized by the signing of an amendment modifying contract n° 014-2022-AAJ-OLCC-CR for an amount of S/2 million 037 thousand 537.
Thus, hiring resellers for the canteens and the cafeteria of the Parliament. In addition, with the new agreement, it is spent on staff who provide buffets at ceremonial events in Congress.
Before Fourth power revealed the sharp increase in the food expenses of each member of Congress, it was learned that more than 90 parliamentarians were seeking to obtain an iPhone mobile phone with money from all Peruvians.
This was the case on November 23, when the good professional to the telephone company Entel for an amount exceeding one million soles.