Digital governance: OPEKEPE emptied farmers' bank accounts

Yesterday's payments of farmers' aid by OPEKEPE turned into a fiasco, as despite government assurances, thousands of beneficiaries saw zero balances in their accounts, while ELGA proceeded with early deductions of insurance contributions.

In particular, while government officials, the Ministry of Rural Development and Food and OPEKEPE, announced that the amount of 487,9 million euros was being paid to 485.896 unique beneficiaries, ultimately the payment of the basic aid of 208,6 million euros to 482.853 beneficiaries and the redistributive aid of 142,9 million euros to 285.214 beneficiaries remained on "paper".

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Thousands of producers saw their bank accounts suddenly empty, without having received a single euro of the amounts they expected.

At the same time, ELGA proceeded to withhold social security contributions, even before the aid was paid. The result was that thousands of producers saw their bank accounts suddenly empty, without having received a single euro of the amounts they were expecting.

According to what people who know well tell OT, the "erroneous" withholding by ELGA occurred because the Organization did not have available balances to make the payment of 120 million euros, so it "entered" the accounts to make it. "The money circulated in the pockets of the producers, which infuriated them."

The new row with agricultural subsidies is not yet another technical error, but one more episode in the many that have been added, which have driven farmers and livestock farmers to despair.

Outrage in the agricultural world overflowed, with producers complaining to the OT that they went to gas stations to purchase oil or cover basic obligations and found that their cards showed a zero balance.

However, this new episode adds to a long chain of problems and errors, reinforcing the indignation and anger of the producers, who, despite government announcements and promises, the impasse they have reached remains and is intensifying.

What the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and OPEKEPE say

In a morning announcement, the Ministry of Rural Development and OPEKEPE attributed the problem to a "technical error".

In particular, it is stated that the payment of the repayment of the basic aid and the amounts of the redistributive aid will be credited to the accounts of all beneficiary farmers by noon, as "the Technical Advisor of OPEKEPE and the Banks have assured us."

"Last night, due to a technical problem on their part in the payment system, the beneficiaries were withheld the balance of the contribution to ELGA before the above amounts were credited. The issue will be resolved this morning," they report.

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