Prime Minister Pavel Filip said the Government will provide compensations to the farmers affected by the natural disasters of 2016 based on clear data and honest assessments, IPN reports.

In the March 1 meeting of the Cabinet, the Premier said the lists of those who were affected by the frosts of 2016 were compiled and the damage caused to these was assessed. Regulations are now to be worked out to specify the conditions for partially compensating the damage caused by frosts.

Pavel Filip noted that the process of compiling the lists was delayed owing to the large number of filed applications, including by dishonest entrepreneurs who applied for compensations even if they presented no information about their annual harvests during the last few years or their enterprises didn’t pay taxes to the state.

In the meeting of the Commission for Emergencies on March 1, the Prime Minister said the files should be examined thoroughly so that the swindlers, if there are such, are penalized. For the purpose, he proposed that the list of recipients should be made public. He also suggested accelerating the procedure for paying compensations after the relevant regulations are approved.