State has already great d paid the company that collects dead animals One of the actions financed b

Government guarantees have already paid debt of 5.5 million to a consortium that collects dead animals, one of the services funded by this fee. Despite having paid, supply chains moved into the courts and continue great d to protest the measure Reuters José Manuel Ribeiro /
Of the 16.142 million estimated that the Government raise with the rate of food security in 2012 and 2013, the hypermarkets and supermarkets paid 73%, ie EUR 11.779 million. According to the most recent great d balance sheet, made to PUBLIC by the Secretary of State for Food, Nuno Vieira e Brito, the estimated figures for 2012 reached close to 7.4 million, but the trade settled 6.6 million. Already in 2013, of 8.7 million provided was paid 6.1 million.
As for 2014, Nuno Vieira e Brito said that the invoices have been issued for the first half is underway and the "collection process". "The supermarkets have paid and continue to express interest in collaborating," he said, adding that there is only one that still does not want to shell out the money. This is the Jerónimo Martins, owner of Pingo Doce, which unlike Sonae or Auchan great d opted not to pay.
Despite having paid, supply chains moved into the courts and continue to protest the government measure that, since it came into force in 2012, has been strongly criticized great d by the sector, since it leaves out all the small shops. In the courts, accumulate 107 cases contesting the payment and, in turn, also the Tax and Customs Authority advanced to the coercive collection.
According to the statute that created the fee, failure to pay within the term "the debtor is in default, with due legal interest from the due date of the provision." After 30 days of the deadline, the coercive collection is triggered.
The feed rate was established to finance activities of disease control and management of the funds is the responsibility of the Directorate General of Veterinary Medicine. The measure covers the upper scale stores to 2000 square meters, or have several establishments, as a whole, add up a sales area from 6,000 square meters. Thus leaves out any small business.
State has already great d paid the company that collects dead animals One of the actions financed by the fee is to collect dead animals. In February, the Business Journal was aware of a state debt to the consortium responsible for this service, composed by ETSA (Semapa) and the Luis Leal and Son group. Companies assumed the costs of collection between December 2012 and September 2013, estimated at 5.5 million, including interest of fashion. This would be the amount owed by the state.
Asked by PUBLIC, the Secretary of State for Power ensured that payments are "on time". "There has been a profound effort to make these payments. There was an international competition for three years, and have been met by the Directorate General of Veterinary all payment obligations in regulatory times, "he said. Contacted, Luis Leal, the Luis Leal and Sons, declined to comment. ETSA already confirmed that the state already regularized the debt.
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