The president of the Dominican Audit Chamber (CCRD), Hugo Álvarez Pérez, has said that corruption is a pandemic that adds 7% to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and urged the implementation of mechanisms to prevent and stop it.
Álvarez Pérez said that support and collaboration with legislators was needed to change certain laws in order to put in place for more effective oversight of government activities, thus discouraging the poor management of public resources. Alvarez said there are three indispensable pillars to a true democracy: the supremacy of the Constitution and the laws, transparency and a culture of accountability.
Alvarez said the Audit Chamber will begin next month to perform the audits of the works contracted to Odebrecht from 2001 to 2014, with the exception of Punta Catalina thermoelectric plant. Alvarez said the government will wait for this public work to be completed prior to beginning the audit.
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23 May 2017
