Chapter 71 The sound of fermentation starting(2/2)
Seventy was taken away, and the Far East branch's funding was cut in half."
"How can it be?"
"How dare they!"
The same thing happened all over Neon, and some critics' comments even appeared in some local newspapers. After a few days, the influence of the rumors and events became more and more intense.
All the hidden lines that the TPC Public Relations Department has established since its establishment began to operate at this moment.
Maybe some people don't believe the rumors, but as long as some people believe them, that's fine.
There were some doubters who doubted all this, but as the Pacific Rim United Front unilaterally announced its cooperation with the Neon Cabinet, these doubts disappeared.
And at the cabinet meeting
"These bastards, how dare they do this!" A congressman directly threw the information in his hand on the table, "How dare they?"
"So, how much did we invest in the Pacific Rim United Front?" the Foreign Minister asked directly, "Didn't we say it was only 26%? Why are there figures of 60% and 70% in the rumors?"
"We cannot rely on TPC as an organization." The Defense Secretary was the first to speak. "So I signed an order to increase funding and changed it from 26% to 35%."
The Minister of Foreign Affairs breathed a sigh of relief. If it only improved by 9 points, he could still explain himself.
"Well..." At this moment, a councilman suddenly said, "Of the remaining 65%, 30% are fixed project funds, which are the funds for the Mecha Hunter Project."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "So?" The Foreign Minister began to sweat faintly on his forehead, and he felt that the situation seemed to be a bit beyond his expectation.
"So I divided 15 more points from it to the Pacific Rim United Front in the name of payment for goods." The congressman said with some embarrassment, "We considered that Tango Wolf's mecha needs to continue to be maintained, so we paid it in advance as payment for goods.
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs is completely deceived. Are you helping TPC pay money to others? Isn't this just like you giving money to others, and others will not use the money? He looked at the congressman with a dangerous look. If he dared to do this, he must have taken it.
What's the benefit? After all, the TPC price bargaining step is omitted. This is a serious act of corruption.
Other congressmen were also dumbfounded. If it was 35%, then they could say 30%. But there doesn't seem to be much difference between 50% and 70%.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the Finance Minister on the other side. This kind of thing can only be solved through emergency appropriation.
"Don't look at me, the debt is already very high now." The Finance Minister said with a grimace, "The previous 15 points was already the limit. Now it is difficult to convince everyone to provide emergency funding for TPC without exceeding 30 points."
"Anyway, there is no emergency right now. Can't we just wait until the taxes come up in the fall before allocating funds?" At this moment, a congressman suddenly said.
But as soon as he finished speaking, the congressmen from the opposing camp looked at him as if he were a fool. As for the congressmen from the same camp, they stayed away from him for fear of being infected by him.
The meeting lasted for a long time, and with everyone working hard, a summer grant plan was finally come up with.
It's just that this summer grant plan is an installment payment, and results must be seen before the next batch of funds can be paid.
However, I finally came up with an explanation and put an end to this farce.
Chapter completed!