The General Secretariat of the Presidency reported this Saturday that the purchase of food for the Presidential Residence of Olivos and the Government House “is done in a centralized manner and by National Public Tender”, as it is the “most transparent mechanism” and “beneficial for the state”.
The information was released in a statement, also published in a thread on the social network Twitter, “Given the dissemination of false and distorted information on expenses in the purchase of food for the Presidential Residence of Olivos and the Government House.”
“Food purchases by Public Tender are carried out with a modality called ‘Open Purchase Order'”, explained the General Secretariat of the Presidency and stated that “this means that the State only pays for what it requests and consumes, guaranteeing their prices for the duration of the tender”.
Statement from the General Secretariat of the Presidency
Given the spread of false and distorted information about expenses in the purchase of food for the Presidential Residence of Olivos and the Government House, the General Secretariat clarifies the following ? 9/1
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Likewise, he indicated that the products listed in the tender “are an estimate of the needs of all the offices of the Presidency” and pointed out that “consequently The information disseminated about expenses in millions of pesos for carrying out ‘picadas’ is false“.
“The products that are mentioned in the Public Tender are part of the ingredients that are used for the consumption of around 1,600 people,” he stated.
Along these lines, he specified that “This includes administrative personnel, journalists, security forces, grenadiers and officials from the Secretaries of Communication and Press, General, Legal and Technical and Strategic Affairs, Head of the Cabinet of Ministers and the Ministry of the Interior.”
“The products that are mentioned in the Public Tender are part of the ingredients that are used for the consumption of around 1,600 people” reports the statement
“Currently, three different types of menu are offered that must be paid for by both staff and officials,” the Secretariat explained in the statement.
The text indicates that the preparation of food in the different dependencies of the Presidency “are also destined for eventual protocol and/or diplomatic activities, and the ingredients they require are acquired under the same modality.”
“Information on purchases from National State agencies is available on public access websites”indicates the statement and warns that “its use in a tendentious and insidious way only confuses the public”.
The General Secretariat of the Presidency assured that “All food purchases are made centrally and by National Public Tender as it is the most transparent and beneficial mechanism for the State.”
