SDSM: Employees at several state institutions, including ESM, still unpaid for October
Opposition says employees at ESM received messages that payment timing is unknown and links the delays to a large budget shortfall.
SDSM has accused the ruling party of causing delays in salary payments at several state institutions, saying employees at the country’s largest energy company, ESM, have not yet received their October pay.
According to the opposition party, workers at ESM received SMS messages informing them that a precise payment date for October salaries was still unknown and that they should remain patient.
Municipalities and the Treasury
SDSM also says it has received reports from municipalities that they are unable to execute payments through the Treasury, a development the party links to shortages in the central fiscal account.
In a party statement SDSM asked: "What is happening? Have Mickoski and his VMRO emptied the state coffers to the point that even regular obligations cannot be serviced?"
The party warned it has been sounding the alarm for months about the state of the budget: "The hole in the budget is around 900 million euros, public debt is rising uncontrollably."
SDSM further accused the leadership of creating fresh liabilities, saying "with criminal policies they created a new debt of 4 billion euros in two years and by the end of the year it will be over 60% of GDP." The opposition called on authorities to explain the delays and the state of public finances.
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