$48,000 for deputies working atmosphere
THE EXPENDITURE of over $48,000 for blinds will create a “pleasant atmosphere” for Deputies reporting for duty in the new National Assembly says its president Sergio "Chello" Galvez.
The purchase was made because no provision was made for blinds, So Galvez, renowned for his generous distribution of taxpayer funded inducements to his constituents, signed off on the deal.
The portal PanamaCompra reveals that the Assembly bought 150 blinds for $314 and six other shades for $209 for a total of more than $48,000.
The company that sold the blinds was Fumi Global Solutions S.A.
In a statement, Gálvez said that the blinds create a "pleasant atmosphere" for the deputies to work in.
It is not the first time that blinds have been puchased during the present legislative period says La Prensa. On at least 12 occasions the guardians of the peoples’ purse have ordered curtains or blinds to be installed at different points in the Legislature.