Mayor general of Chisinau Ion Ceban instructed to compile “a lustration list” of the persons to blame for the illegal sale of land and lots so that they could be later punished. “During the inspection I carried out last Saturday, I found green areas and yards sold for erecting multistory buildings on them, barber’s shops and restaurants, shops and offices. Each square meter of sidewalk is used for all kinds of selling units. There are no parking lots and there are no places for setting them up,” the mayor posted on his Facebook page. Some have the right to rent these until 2049, wrote the mayor, being quoted by IPN.

Ion Ceban noted it has been 26 years since Chisinau obtained the status of municipality and none of the taxes paid by legal entities reached the municipal budget in the period. As a result, the city cannot be developed. All the taxes paid by companies based in Chisinau are transferred to the state budget. The mayor asked Parliament and the Government to provide solutions to change the situation.