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A new scandal targets the Parliament and it is that once again the “fathers of the country” find themselves in the eye of the storm when the million dollar purchases made in 2022 have been revealed. Televisions, red carpets, exclusive car parks, some of these acquisitions have attracted more than one attention.
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on Sunday Panorama revealed in its last edition that the Congress of the Republic had given its agreement to the purchase of 1,600 meters of carpet for various areas of the Parliament, the amount of which is 315 thousand soles.
Moreover, the journalistic note highlighted the documents approved by Parliament on the purchase of other products at a cost well above their real price. For example, when the same carpets with the same specifications and the same meter are offered for sale in the market, they would be valued at S/149,400, he means that there is an overvaluation of 165 thousand 600 soles for the purchase of this product.
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Fortunata Palomino, president of the network, questioned the fact that the menu for parliamentarians costs 80 soles. Moreover, he invited the legislator to eat one day in a common pot.
However, it does not end there, because when looking for the winning company of this purchase, the researchers were surprised that the address indicated in the form, block 41 of Próceres de la Independencia Avenue, in San Juan de lurigancho, it’s nothing more than a chicken shop.
Something that also highlighted the report of Panoramais that in 2022 the green light has been given to buy televisions throughout the Parliament for an amount of S/138,350. To be exact, on October 17 of last year, as requested by this Congress, two giant LED screens were installed in the Raúl Porras Barrenechea hall. For this acquisition, S/478,352 was disbursed.
Among all these acquisitions that caught the attention of many Peruvians, we can also know that this Congress agreed to contract land to be used as exclusive parking for lawmakers. According to the Panorama report, it is located just one block from the Parliament and has security and a capacity to 200 vehicles for which S/1,620,000 is paid.
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The initiative has already been sent to the Legislative Assembly and proposes to modify article 55 of the Organic Law of Elections. The monetary compensation would be 3% of the ITU, according to a press release from the agency
The contract was signed in March of last year so that congressmen’s cars would no longer be parked near the Legislature.
Given this journalistic report which highlights overvalued purchases at the Congress of the Republica statement was released detailing and explaining the reasons and procedures for these acquisitions.
Regarding the purchase of the mats, they stated in the document that it was canceled after the supplier failed to comply with the delivery.
Regarding the LED screens, they argued through this press release that the budget for their acquisition includes technical assistance and civil anchoring work for their installation. In view of this, they specified that it was necessary to renew these technological devices to be used in the various commissions, conferences and other scheduled events.
Regarding parking, from Parliament They said the decision to lease the land was approved after work normalized due to the lifting of most restrictions due to the COVID-19as well as the pedestrianization plan of the historic center of the municipality with which all the streets surrounding the congress have been closed.
And 90% of Peruvians reject the management of the current Congress of the Republic, while only 6% support their work, this was revealed according to the survey of the Institute of Peruvian Studies (IEP), prepared for La República. The inquiry was conducted from February 18 to 22, when parliament refused to debate the progress of the elections.