What the mayor of Chisinau proposed as regards the collection of money for groups with extended hours at the current stage is illegal, said Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS) councilor on the Chisinau Municipal Council (CMC) Zinaida Popa. According to her, such a decision must be approved by the CMC, IPN reports.
“This is illegal collection of money. This decision, regarding the collection of money from parents for groups with extended hours, must be taken by the Chisinau Municipal Council. I’m very curious to see who of the councilors will raise their hand for this service to be paid for by parents. MAN and PSRM?” noted Zinaida Popa.
According to her, the PAS group on the CMC pleads for this service to continue to be financed with funds of the Chisinau municipal budget. “If we join forces and show solidarity, we will continue to obtain this funding, as until now,” said the councilor.
In the weekly meeting of officials of municipal services, the head of the General Education, Youth and Sports Division Andrei Pavaloi announced that the working group set up to identify solutions regarding the work of groups with extended program proposed setting official fees - 360 lei per month for the program extended by three hours and 690 lei for six hours. Payments will be made based on a bill issued by the institution. Children from socially vulnerable families will attend groups with extended program free of charge.
According to him, until December 31, out of the 1,040 groups, practically 93% were three-hour groups. After three hours, parents informally made payments to continue the group’s work. These payments were between 300 and 1,200 lei a month and this money didn’t reach the institution’s budget.
