The Cgil has filed a complaint with the Court of Auditors to ascertain whether public money was correctly used in the management of the Messina Strait Bridge project or if there are grounds for fiscal damage. The complaint is signed by the general secretary Maurizio Landini.
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“It’s not an ideological battle”
“This is not an ideological battle – explains the Cgil – nor a prejudicial opposition to the work, but about defending public money. Every euro wasted on the Bridge is a euro taken away from hospitals, schools, and the real infrastructures that the South needs.”
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“Verify the use of public resources”
The complaint was filed with the regional public prosecutors of the Court of Auditors of Sicily and Lazio and with the general prosecutor at the jurisdictional appeal section of the Court of Auditors for the Sicilian Region. For the Cgil, it is “a duty to ask the accounting judiciary to verify whether the enormous public resources have been used in compliance with the law and in the general interest, or if there is a concrete risk that damage is being caused to the State’s finances.”
Objections already raised by accounting magistrates
The union recalled that the Court of Auditors itself, during the examination of the Cipess resolution, highlighted numerous critical issues regarding the Strait Bridge project, including the failure to determine the definitive cost of the work and aspects concerning compliance with European regulations on public procurement and environmental protection. The South – explains the union – continues to need modern railways, safe roads, efficient transport, ports, schools, hospitals, and quality public services. These are the investments that can truly improve people’s lives, create jobs, and reduce territorial disparities. For this reason, we ask the Court of Auditors to shed full light on the management of resources allocated to the Strait Bridge.”
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