[size=75:3v8nfkiq]Sofia echo 13 January 2010

Veliko Turnovo without heat and hot water

Residents in Bulgaria's medieval capital of Veliko Turnovo will be without heating and hot water from January 13 2010 for an indefinite period of time, Bulgarian National Television reported.

Toplofikatsiya Veliko Turnovo said it would close the tap to all clients in the city because of unpaid dues by the Vassil Levski Military University in Veliko Turnovo, BNT said. The university owes the heating utility company about 380 000 leva.

This is the latest saga surrounding the university, following reports on January that the institution was poised to close its doors for the first time in its history. It temporarily closed doors and issued a "
holiday"
beginning on January 11 due to outstanding debts exceeding 1.5 million leva.

In response to the closure, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence released a media statement in which it said that the ministry does not owe any money to the institution, Dnevnik daily reported on January 11 2010.

Reportedly, the university was allocated 14.7 million leva in 2009 from the Budget, while the Ministry of Defence wired about 782 200 leva in addition as a supplementary subsidy to help the university cover wages, insurance and other expenses. This means that all Bulgarian cadets will have to prepare themselves at home for the March exams while only 17 cadets from Vietnam and a group of extramural students will continue taking classes.

Considering the 1.5 million debt reported by the university for 2009, it is unclear if the institution will be able to gather the 380 000 leva and deliver its payment to Toploifkatsiya Veliko Turnovo.

Seems very unfair I don't understand why the ordinary people have to put up without these services because someone else hasn't paid their bill ? or have I mis understood this ?

Terrible this is why should other folk have to pay the bills of others, if that happened here in the uk there would be uproar and rightly so to the Bulgarians seem to put up with so much C**P from the government that one day they will be back to bite

Looks like poor old VT is getting a taste of what the rest of us suckers have to put up with 365 days a year, bit of wind,bit of snack and everything stops!! As the past labour leaders said "
back to basics"
get over it and stop moanining it s a fact of everyday living in this godforsaken rubbish tip of a country [You must be registered and logged in to see this image.] !! WELCOME TO THE CLUB MATES !!NOT ALL FLUFFY DUMPLINGS!!

Hi you sound a bit negative about Bulgaria how long have you lived there and why are you negative about it I take it you haven't been there to long and you don't like it, so you know what my next question is ? why do you stay ??????

Such a shame that the public have to suffer for The university owes the heating utility company about 380 000 leva. How did they let this bill get to this amount now everyone suffers, my word can you imagine this happening in the UK

Loupylou: I am sorry for your troubles. I take it life in BG is now what you expected - Please open another post and tells us of your experiences. Wishing you all the best and more for the future

Oddy