Borrowing of Antalya Metropolitan Municipality for Tramway Project

Not Debt Legal Claims for Antalya Metropolitan Tram Project: CHP Antalya Provincial Chairman Semih Esen, Turkey's most expensive tram project for the Metropolitan Municipality said that the legal borrowing authority receives.
CHP Antalya Provincial Chairman Semih Esen, Turkey's most expensive tram project for the Metropolitan Municipality said that the legal borrowing authority receives. Esen, MHP and AK Party members in the parliamentary meeting of the 20 yearbook 39 million euros to accept the loan, but the approval of the Ministry of the Interior Ministry said that the borrowing.
Esen noted that the Antalya Metropolitan Municipality had hidden its debts from the public, and stated that the relevant debt and budget figures were not notified to them despite the demands of the assembly.
In the extraordinary council meeting of January, CHP Antalya Provincial Chairman pointed out that the authority to borrow from the Metropolitan Municipality was illegal and explained the reasons for their rejection of the loan: “We support and stand by every project that benefits Antalya and the people. The reason for the CHP group to cast a negative vote is the illegal borrowing demand. This borrowing is illegal and wrong. The total debt stock of the municipality, including all companies including ASAT, cannot exceed the finalized previous year's total income multiplied by the reassessment rate. This figure can be applied as 1.5 times in metropolitan municipalities. The borrowing limit of the Metropolitan Municipality with the decision of the Council is 10 percent of the previous year's budget income. In return for this figure, the borrowing limit of the municipality with the decision of the council is around 94 million TL. The approval of the Ministry of Interior is required for the borrowing limit above this. The amount to be borrowed for the tram investment with the decision of the council is approximately 135 million TL and it is outside the authority of the parliament. Ministry approval is required for this process. "
As the CHP, not the investments, the future of the people of the mortgage and the information against the smuggling of Semih Esen noted, bilgi We support and support every project in favor of Antalya and the people. The reason for the rejection of the vote by the CHP group is the demand for borrowing that is illegal. CH
The total cost of the 18-kilometer Meydan-EXPO rail system line, which will connect the EXPO area under construction in Antalya and the airport to the city center, is approximately 394 million TL. The Ministry of Transport will cover 21.8 million TL of the project, which will reach 259 million TL with vehicle purchases. In order to cover the remaining part, the Metropolitan Municipality received a borrowing authorization at the council meeting.