Inspection contract to be rejected

[NewsWhore]

The contract that would hand over the inspection of all vehicles in the Dominican Republic to a Spanish company is not going to be approved, according to Public Works Minister Freddy Perez. According to Perez, the contract will be rejected because of clauses that will hurt the nation's finances. The news comes after a series of articles in Diario Libre that pointed out each and every one of those clauses. The minister pointed out that he had told the president of the Chamber of Deputies, Julio Cesar Valentin, that he (Perez) was no longer in favor of the deal. The case dates back to September 2005, and had caused quite a stir in the press and on TV discussion shows. After the contract was once more placed by the government on the Chamber of Deputies agenda, even more questions were raised. According to Diario Libre, the explanations given by the Spanish company's president, Joaquin Alvis were not sufficient to dispel the uncertainties surrounding the contract. That, plus the fact that Gianfranco Fiorenza, named as head of the International Business and Trade Company, has not shown up to testify at the hearings on the contract. Sources reported to Diario Libre that the commission studying the deal was recommending a unanimous 'no' vote by the chamber.

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