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SANTO DOMINGO. - The Government has yet to disburse the first payment of as much as US$11.0 million for the electric bill owed by its agencies whose powerd cannot be disconnected, and retained US$57.0 million for the same service in 2010.

Celso Marranzini, CEO of the State-owned Power Companies (CDEEE) made the statement in response to the Budget Department’s announced deduction of the electricity bill from the budgets of all Government agencies.

He said despite the measure, the Treasury Ministry has yet to make the payment  for electricity supplied to those agencies, such as military hospitals and entities, whose service cannot be suspended.

The official said the city councils and other Governments organizations failed to pay US$110.0 million for electricity consumed in 2010.

Marranzini, who has spurred the campaign "Zero Debts Zero Fraud" among CDEEE employees, warned that the public sector is the first which must set the example of paying for the energy consumed, as the morals to demand that the customers comply with that commitment.

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14 comment(s)
Written by: RaulAntonioAcosta, 1 Feb 2011 2:16 PM
From: United States
Cual Es La Diferencia Entre Leonel y Mubarak?
Written by: gmiller261, 1 Feb 2011 2:20 PM
From: United States

What a surprise.

Give a Dominican authority a fish and he will eat for a day, teach a Dominican authority to fish and he will learn how to steal… with impunity and shamelessly.

Written by: ElSuavecito, 1 Feb 2011 2:56 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Santiago de los 30 Caballeros

A public service announcement:


The discourteous irascibility routinely displayed by Gmiller partially stems from the fact that a Dominican did him wrong, and left him with a ponderous affliction that has traumatize him to be left in a despair state full of humiliated confusion.

Unfortunately, the Man without a meaningful life is stuck in hell having to live through a groundhogs day scenario because of his psychiatric condition, which causes him to grab a keyboard and unleash a fury of discourteous irascibility , which leads him to explode into a anti-Dominican emotional raging out burst.

A truly sad, pathetic individual with psychological problems.
Written by: RobertoJose, 1 Feb 2011 2:59 PM
From: United States, FREEPORT, Long Island.... (Look, beyond the words)
He forgot to mention that he didn't see not one dime of the 500million USD borrowed 2yrs ago and was wondering when is it going to kick in.

Now DR owes 600million in electric bill.

Lets take leo's keys away and lock him out, he don't deserve to live here
Written by: gmiller261, 1 Feb 2011 3:40 PM
From: United States

ElSuavecito, you are such a laugh riot.

You amuse me daily with your pitiful insight and spin-doctor tactics.

You must support your corrupt, sleazy government because all you do is comment about me.

Written by: xwill7, 1 Feb 2011 3:58 PM
From: United States, El cuarto bate
gmiller, its not miller time when your are around
Written by: juanb, 1 Feb 2011 4:17 PM
From: Dominican Republic

Of course there is no money to pay for this service.

LFis spending it on his vacation to Davos for the millionaires meeting.
Written by: Adrian29630, 1 Feb 2011 4:39 PM
From: Dominican Republic, Cabrera
And what an example to the population in general. If the Government doesn't see it necessary to pay for the electricity they use why should anyone else. This is the message people get. The only difference being if I don't pay my connection is cut whereas the Government can act with impunity. This is why people look for ways to either have electricity without a meter or find ways to bypass their meter and get some electric for free.

The Government needs to set the right example!
Written by: Ricardolito, 1 Feb 2011 4:53 PM
From: Dominican Republic, vieja Santo Domingo
I was having dinner with some friends when I told them I had to pay my water and electricity bills soon and they looked at me in amazement because they do not pay for water and only half the electricity bill and when I asked why ,,one said it wsa because he used to work in the water office .So I have a question ,,,is it government policy that employees and ex employees do not pay or is there some scheme that the employees have ???
Written by: okian, 1 Feb 2011 7:14 PM
From: United States
It's just SAD
Written by: caonabo, 1 Feb 2011 7:52 PM
From: United States
Large DR businesses are not far behind the government in unpaid electric bills also.
Written by: VeronicaDR, 2 Feb 2011 3:15 PM
From: United States
No surprise here the biggest criminals are in the government should anyone be surprised they also don't pay their bills but expect the rest of us to?
Written by: LuiGy, 2 Feb 2011 3:34 PM
From: United States
This country needs to get angry abd restore gov that represent us.
Written by: RobertoJose, 2 Feb 2011 3:50 PM
From: United States, FREEPORT, Long Island.... (Look, beyond the words)
SAD

Standard
A-hole
Dominican
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