NewsWhore
03-13-2008, 09:20 PM
Hacienda Minister Vicente Bengoa has admitted to the existence of the CB program that is paying PLD members between RD$3,000 and RD$4,000 out of government funds each month, originally revealed by TV journalist Nuria Piera. The Minister explained that this particular program began at the onset of the current administration and had intensified as the need for personnel increased during Tropical Storms Noel and Olga. Bengoa, quoted in Listin Diario, added that this wasn't part of a re-election campaign and that the people who receive these funds would vote for Leonel Fernandez anyway because they are PLD members. He argued that if the program were political in nature they would have "hired" non-PLD members in order to guarantee that they vote for Fernandez. He added that neither the Treasury nor the Hacienda Ministry has anything to do with the way each individual government department handles its budget.
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