NewsWhore
09-22-2006, 05:00 PM
The minority deputy bloc of the PRSC has refused the Icasur contract on the grounds that it would not be beneficial for the government and the Dominican public. Icasur was bidding to manage vehicle revisions, but the PRSC representatives claim that the contract is onerous and would be burdensome for the country. Listin Diario quotes the PRSC spokesperson as saying that the Icasur agreement, as well as preceding Spanish promoters, are only self-interested and that dozens of scandals in Latin America and Europe involving Spanish businessmen, have made this quite clear. The privatization of vehicle inspections would triple the cost of this service, as reported in the press. Right now, actual inspections are rare, and while the government charges for the inspection sticker and AMET officers stop vehicles that have not secured these, the original objective of removing unsuitable cars from circulation is not being met, primarily for political reasons.
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