The Chamber of Deputies passed the contract the Abinader administration recently signed with Aerodom/Vinci Airports. The ruling PRM party is a majority in both houses of Congress.
The agreement signed by the Abinader administration extends the present contract that expires in 2030 to 2060. The Abinader government would receive upfront payments for more than US$775 million that the government has already incorporated into the 2024 National Budget for infrastructure works. 2024 is an electoral year and Abinader seeks to be reelected.
Somos Pueblo aired remarks by an expert that the new contract obliges the Dominican government to guarantee a 14% yield to Vinci Airports through 2060.
The Chamber of Deputies passed a special law to enable the amendments in the contract agreed with Aerodom/Vinci Airports. Former President Leonel Fernandez announced the taking of the new law to the Constitutional Court for violation of the Constitution. Fernandez understands a new tender should have been called to decide who gets the contract for another 30 years.
Dissident deputy Jose Horacio Rodriguez of Opción Democratica said the deputies were given less than 24 hours to read the contract.
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6 December 2023