2024-06-22 21:51:15
At the start of the pandemic, the federal government bought masks in massive portions. Ongoing disputes might nonetheless end in vital prices.
The federal authorities is dealing with billions in dangers from ongoing disputes over the provision of protecting masks at particular circumstances throughout the coronavirus pandemic. There are at present round 100 instances pending with a complete worth in dispute of two.3 billion euros, based on a response from the Ministry of Well being to a question from FDP price range politician Karsten Klein.
The “Welt am Sonntag” was the primary to report on this. The end result of the lawsuits stays to be seen, Klein advised the newspaper. However one factor is already clear: “The implications of the large over-procurement below the then Well being Minister Jens Spahn (CDU) have gotten more and more devastating.”
The background to that is the federal government procurement of urgently wanted however very scarce masks for the well being care system within the early part of the 2020 Corona disaster. With a view to be quicker, the ministry used a particular process by which provide contracts had been concluded at mounted buy costs with out additional negotiations. In lots of instances, the ministry later refused to pay, citing high quality defects, amongst different issues. Suppliers and sellers then filed lawsuits. Criticism was additionally voiced afterwards that too many masks had been procured.