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The National Assembly will discuss two payment decisions with road companies

Deputy Regional Minister Yavor Penchev
Photo: BGNES

Today, the parliamentary committee on regional policy will consider two draft decisions on the case with the due payments to road maintenance and road repair companies. One came from ITN party and the other - from "We continue the change" and "Democratic Bulgaria", supported by the Bulgarian Socialist Party. According to the deputy regional minister Yavor Penchev the payments to the contractors are not settled in the proposal of ITN.

Prime Minister Kiril Petkov said he expected the National Assembly to approve half of the 600m euros due this week.



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