“WHITE BOOK”: FORMER GOVERNMENT DID NOT ACT EXPEDIENTLY AND HONESTLY

Views on BG | December 5, 2001, Wednesday // 00:00

“When we prepared our program we assumed that the normal and efficient state governance presupposes abiding by given priorities. Among these priorities is the timely payment of state liabilities, which include pensions, salaries, social insurance, health care and education payments.Unfortunately, it turned out that the previous Government did not share that position of ours,” is written in the foreword of the “White Book”.

Part of the information in the White Book has already been made public – in the program of the incumbent Government and by the Bulgarian journalists. Still, another part of the information has never been published.

“The Government cannot and should not be a Court. It will not act as a prosecutor. However, we have to inform the society clearly what we have inherited,” the foreword continues.

Not all activities listed in the “ White Book,” represent crimes or law violations.

“Often the previous Government abided by the law but acted inexpediently. It is not legal during the previous Government last month in power BGN 300 M to be granted for expenditures, BGN 178 M out of which were immediately spent. It is not acceptable laws to be voted without being financially secured and thus hidden deficits to be created, i.e. to spend money that we actually do not have. The new Government declares that it has different ideas for concepts like “ expediency,” “professionalism,” and “honesty,” the document reads.

“The compilation of the information in the so-called “ White Book” aims only to prove that the Government intends to work for the improvement of the life quality in our country so that every Bulgaria citizen and voter stays in Bulgaria, to reinstitute the confidence in the institutions and the Bulgarian governance. We are deeply convinced that Bulgaria’s cause is not lost. We are resolute to manage!,”the document concludes.

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