GRTU rails against summer half-days at MEPA and MRA

Specifically, the GRTU is saying that the slightest inefficiency inside MEPA is leading to a stop in work at the quarries, work it says “depends on a small number of people who process papers” and that when they are on half-days the process is automatically lengthened “and stops when they are on leave.” The situation appears to be manifest during the summer season. “Quarrywork stops, as does the production of cement, which is required for the construction of roads and buildings. It’s as if those responsible don’t care,” the GRTU charged. The chamber said both authorities were being mismanaged with the consequence that the construction industry was unable to find its feet. “The people responsible for MEPA and the MRA know that the industry is a main contributor to the country’s gross national product. It is not fair that the government pays millions to save other people’s jobs, while others in construction seem to be forgotten.” The GRTU has already expressed its opposition to the increased MEPA tariffs.