Democratic MP Eugeniu Nikiforchuk denies the reports that a part of the legislative amendments adopted by the Government by bypassing Parliament are in his interest. He said he never ran businesses in the field of mineral extraction, IPN reports.

“It’s a pity that some of the media outlets, in pursuit of news stories, broadcast unsupported news items. I have no interest in those changes as I never ran mineral extraction businesses. I have declared all my interests during many years,” Eugeniu Nikiforchuk stated in the talk show “Important” on TVC21 channel.

The politician noted that when a business entity opens an enterprise, more services than the ones this intends to provide are included in the list of activities as it is later difficult to make changes.

Moreover, he stated that a license issued by the authorities in needed to extract minerals in Moldova.

 “I have never held a license to extract minerals. None of the journalists collected facts to see what the given firms pay taxes from. The firms about which they talk deal with transport services, building materials, not minerals,” said the MP.

One of the legislative amendments for which the Government led by Ion Chicu assumed responsibility and that were later suspended by the Constitutional Court allow for the reduction of mineral extraction taxes.