Parliament criticizes itself – ask The audit kostnadssprekk on … – Aftenposten

– We will not take a final position on the causes of these violent these excesses before The have taken hold of the matter. But there is no doubt about where the responsibility lies in this matter, namely with the builder, i.e. the Parliament’s presidency and administration, says the control and konstitusjonskomiteens leader Martin Kolberg (Ap) to the NTB.

Crack after crack

the Rehabilitation of the Parliament’s office building in Prince’s gate 26 and the construction of the new driveway to the stortingsgarasjen have gone at the crack after crack. Now is kostnadsanslaget 1.8 billion.

This is 350 million more than what was announced in the state budget for 2016, 660 million of which was notified in the budget for 2015 and 1.1 billion more than the expected cost in the decision-making process from may 2013.

on Tuesday exuded control and konstitusjonskomiteen a recommendation on the matter. It is here that the Parliament’s presidency criticised.

“Objectionable” of the presidency

That the presidency first few days before the budget came enlightened about the most current overrun of 350 million, characterized as “objectionable”.

– Budsjettoverskridelsene is very regrettable and it is the builder himself who is responsible, it says in the setting. Builder of the matter is The presidency.

Ask about special examination

Beyond undertake a review of the case, but regardless of this is a unanimous committee in order that The initiate a special investigation of the matter in its full width.

the extent to Which the case could have consequences for the president of the storting, Olemic Thommessen (H), or the presidency, the other members, nobody would Tuesday say something about.

– It is not something we touch in this setting. We understand the presidency’s intention that, among other things, for reasons of safety it was necessary to make these work, but sorry they fierce these excesses, ” says Kolberg.

Lundteigen: Incomprehensible

When The have completed their investigation, the question of the presidency in any way, be responsible, be raised again. The report is expected to come in the course of the next half of the year.

– I do not perceive this as a distrust of the presidency, but the criticism must be placed where it belongs, ” says Kolberg.

the Centre party’s Per Olaf Lundteigen has been one of the most fanatical critics of the byggesaken. He believes it is incomprehensible that the Parliament chose himself as a builder rather than using the Statsbygg.

It is critical to get why it is done then delete the work that has led to such large cost overruns, says Lundteigen.

Was it necessary?

the Conservative Michael Tetzschner, says The need to ensure that the same procedure is followed as Parliament itself would expect of the underlying agencies in similar cases.

It is serious is that the man is faced with an expense of 1.8 billion and how it is questioned whether this was necessary, he says.