SPAIN HIGHLIGHTED BY TRANSPARENCY INTERNATIONAL REPORT AS BLIGHTED WITH WATER CORRUPTION
June 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
SPAIN is a black-spot for water sector corruption, anti-graft campaigners Transparency International claim in a new report assessing the problem worldwide. It claimed: "In many parts of Spain, development and corruption go hand in hand. Once a 'greased' construction project is approved, elected officials can use money reaped from licences, land sales and property taxes to fund popular, vote-winning projects. It is a win-win scenario, except for the cause of water resources management." With tourists and sun-seeking emigrants and ...
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