Treasury Minister Simon Lizardo says that as part of the government’s cost reduction plan, it is considering the idea of auctioning around 1,000 vehicles, mainly luxury ones, which they have on their inventory.
He said that some used to be assigned to several government officials and others are now in the possession of the National Assets Department (Bienes Nacionales) as they have passed their depreciation period, and that they could be auctioned off next month.
He went on to say that said it was normal to change vehicles once they had reached the end of their depreciation period but that it still had not been decided whether the government would be buying more vehicles that consume less gas, in replacement of high-consumption vehicles, saying that this would be a decision for the Presidency Administrative Minister, Jose Ramon Peralta.
He made the comments while talking to journalists, following a meeting with Minister of Economy Temistocles Montas and the Director General of the Budget, Luis Reyes Santos.
Finally he mentioned that in cases where some former government employees, especially Deputy Ministers who had left their posts, had not handed back their vehicles, the Bienes Nacionales Control Department was responsible for recovering them. He said, however, that he had no further details on this situation.
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