VILNIUS — While some in the country are forced to move back in with their parents because they can’t afford to pay their rent, the prime minister’s 4.5 million litai (€1.3 million) renovations on his Turniškės house continue.
Amid criticism, the government said that the inter-war house could not be left throughout the winter without heating or security, even though [private_supervisor]Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius doesn’t live there.
Kubilius’ representative Jonas Šniaukšta said Thursday that this year the most important thing was to fix the built-in heating system and other communications equipment on the 620 square meter residence.
“A building can’t stand unheated. The first step for the funding is that we finish processing the heating system,” he said.
The renovations are not complete yet, but this years construction will cost half a million litai all together. With this money, workers must complete internal and external electrical wiring, installation of the sewage system, and to repair the area surrounding the building after construction.
In addition, the building should be connected to security and fire systems.
The company Senovė construction won the tender for the works in 2007, 3.5 million litai (€1 million) of which has been completed.
Originally, the prime minister had intended to move back into the house in Sept. 2008, but suspended building work until 2009 delayed his plans.
Though the renovations are expensive, Šniaukšta said that its better just to complete them and get Kubilius into his own house. Presently, the prime minister’s flat costs 7,000 litai (€2,000) to rent with an additional 2,000 litai (€581) in bills to pay every month.
“It is more useful to be completed as soon as the residence of the reconstruction, because they are paying and for the maintenance and the premises where the prime minister now living and renting,” Šniaukšta said.
The prime minister won’t bill too much more to the taxpayer — just another half million litai to furnish the place and install all the trimmings and it should be done. The Lithuanian Art Museum will lend Kubilius some paintings to decorate the mansion.
When he finally moves in, Kubilius will join President Dalia Grybauskaitė and former presidents Valdas Adamkus and Algirdas Brazauskas in the Turniškės area. [/private_supervisor] [private_subscription 1 month]Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius doesn’t live there.
Kubilius’ representative Jonas Šniaukšta said Thursday that this year the most important thing was to fix the built-in heating system and other communications equipment on the 620 square meter residence.
“A building can’t stand unheated. The first step for the funding is that we finish processing the heating system,” he said.
The renovations are not complete yet, but this years construction will cost half a million litai all together. With this money, workers must complete internal and external electrical wiring, installation of the sewage system, and to repair the area surrounding the building after construction.
In addition, the building should be connected to security and fire systems.
The company Senovė construction won the tender for the works in 2007, 3.5 million litai (€1 million) of which has been completed.
Originally, the prime minister had intended to move back into the house in Sept. 2008, but suspended building work until 2009 delayed his plans.
Though the renovations are expensive, Šniaukšta said that its better just to complete them and get Kubilius into his own house. Presently, the prime minister’s flat costs 7,000 litai (€2,000) to rent with an additional 2,000 litai (€581) in bills to pay every month.
“It is more useful to be completed as soon as the residence of the reconstruction, because they are paying and for the maintenance and the premises where the prime minister now living and renting,” Šniaukšta said.
The prime minister won’t bill too much more to the taxpayer — just another half million litai to furnish the place and install all the trimmings and it should be done. The Lithuanian Art Museum will lend Kubilius some paintings to decorate the mansion.
When he finally moves in, Kubilius will join President Dalia Grybauskaitė and former presidents Valdas Adamkus and Algirdas Brazauskas in the Turniškės area. [/private_subscription 1 month] [private_subscription 4 months]Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius doesn’t live there.
Kubilius’ representative Jonas Šniaukšta said Thursday that this year the most important thing was to fix the built-in heating system and other communications equipment on the 620 square meter residence.
“A building can’t stand unheated. The first step for the funding is that we finish processing the heating system,” he said.
The renovations are not complete yet, but this years construction will cost half a million litai all together. With this money, workers must complete internal and external electrical wiring, installation of the sewage system, and to repair the area surrounding the building after construction.
In addition, the building should be connected to security and fire systems.
The company Senovė construction won the tender for the works in 2007, 3.5 million litai (€1 million) of which has been completed.
Originally, the prime minister had intended to move back into the house in Sept. 2008, but suspended building work until 2009 delayed his plans.
Though the renovations are expensive, Šniaukšta said that its better just to complete them and get Kubilius into his own house. Presently, the prime minister’s flat costs 7,000 litai (€2,000) to rent with an additional 2,000 litai (€581) in bills to pay every month.
“It is more useful to be completed as soon as the residence of the reconstruction, because they are paying and for the maintenance and the premises where the prime minister now living and renting,” Šniaukšta said.
The prime minister won’t bill too much more to the taxpayer — just another half million litai to furnish the place and install all the trimmings and it should be done. The Lithuanian Art Museum will lend Kubilius some paintings to decorate the mansion.
When he finally moves in, Kubilius will join President Dalia Grybauskaitė and former presidents Valdas Adamkus and Algirdas Brazauskas in the Turniškės area. [/private_subscription 4 months] [private_subscription 1 year]Prime Minister Andrius Kubilius doesn’t live there.
Kubilius’ representative Jonas Šniaukšta said Thursday that this year the most important thing was to fix the built-in heating system and other communications equipment on the 620 square meter residence.
“A building can’t stand unheated. The first step for the funding is that we finish processing the heating system,” he said.
The renovations are not complete yet, but this years construction will cost half a million litai all together. With this money, workers must complete internal and external electrical wiring, installation of the sewage system, and to repair the area surrounding the building after construction.
In addition, the building should be connected to security and fire systems.
The company Senovė construction won the tender for the works in 2007, 3.5 million litai (€1 million) of which has been completed.
Originally, the prime minister had intended to move back into the house in Sept. 2008, but suspended building work until 2009 delayed his plans.
Though the renovations are expensive, Šniaukšta said that its better just to complete them and get Kubilius into his own house. Presently, the prime minister’s flat costs 7,000 litai (€2,000) to rent with an additional 2,000 litai (€581) in bills to pay every month.
“It is more useful to be completed as soon as the residence of the reconstruction, because they are paying and for the maintenance and the premises where the prime minister now living and renting,” Šniaukšta said.
The prime minister won’t bill too much more to the taxpayer — just another half million litai to furnish the place and install all the trimmings and it should be done. The Lithuanian Art Museum will lend Kubilius some paintings to decorate the mansion.
When he finally moves in, Kubilius will join President Dalia Grybauskaitė and former presidents Valdas Adamkus and Algirdas Brazauskas in the Turniškės area. [/private_subscription 1 year]
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