More than $1.3 million will be allocated to remember the 200 years of the Battle of Pichincha
This morning, the prefect of Pichincha, Paola Pabon, held a conversation with the media in which defended the latest decisions taken by this provincial government that have been questioned. The act took place starting at 10:00 in the Prefecture building, in the center of Quito.
“We demand I respect this institution and its authority, enough of media lynching, of baseless attacks, including personal insults, no more misogyny in this country. (…) it would seem that the only authority that is subject to the eye of the hurricane is the Prefecture of Pichincha, they will not interrupt us, we are going to continue working”, affirmed Pabón.
These statements are given before the claim for the award of contracts by about half a million dollars for the development of an artistic mural and a content creation campaign and promotion of bicentennial Project, which aims to remember the 200 years of the Battle of Pichincha.
Paola Pabón defended the award with the artist Pavel Égüez worth $480,000. This work will be built on the façade of the same provincial building. “Why not him, I ask you? Here we ask if you have the technical ability To do so, we do not ask the political party or the team of which he is a fan because it is discriminatory”, he added.
What he did not answer was the question from the journalists of Why wasn’t it awarded to several artists? that would reactivate more people.
Over a existing error in the contract awarded with Pichincha Communications for the “service for the creation of content, promotion and dissemination to promote the communication activities of the Bicentennial project”, at a value of $481,902.58 (including VAT), there was no response either.
What the prefect did report on the subject was that about one and a half million dollars will be allocated for this project. According to information from the communication department of the Prefecture, the exact value is $1,360,860. That is, the mural will cost 35.27% of the allocated budget.
This, in the discussion, it was reported that it means the 0.4%, but of the entire budget annual report of the Prefecture.
Toll collection and registration fee
The prefect supported the decision of the reactivation of the toll located at kilometer 56 of the Alóag–Santo Domingo road. He pointed out that the payment of $0.50 will be once they finish the extension of the 5.4 kilometers of the section between Tandapi-Unión del Toachi.
“The only possibility that this road will be maintained is with that toll and we will continue with that logic,” added Pabón, who foresees that the toll collection begins in approximately four months.
On debt that is maintained with the Hidalgo e Hidalgo company, accepted that the $11.5 million, reported by the director of roads in a past interview with this newspaper, only belong to the contract signed in 2015. That is, added to the debt of the 2007 contract yes they would add the $ 17.7 million expressed by the superintendent of the Alóag-Santo Domingo road of the Hidalgo e Hidalgo company.
In the application of the rate for vehicles registered in this province said that a disinformation campaign has been carried out because the tax It is not applied to the value of the registration, but to the established rate by the National Transit Agency (ANT).
“We are interested in rural areas, we have eight cantons and 53 parishes, it is so legal that 17 provinces were ahead of us”, Pabón emphasized, affirming that only because it is this provincial government has it been questioned.
On prefectural payroll, that the employees’ association denounced that laid off career officials and that it has been increased with political quota positions, Pabón stressed that the number of personnel he found in 2019 has decreased. (I)
Source: Eluniverso
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