The State has run out of money and fuel

One after the other, state agencies stop moving. Not metaphorically, due to strikes, but because of the lack of fuel and their insufficiency to mobilize cars, boats and even tanks…

According to information on protothema.gr, already since last week the mobile teams of SDOE have reduced their outings even by70%, and are trying to stay close to their base, as the fuel available to the service is becoming less and less, and the credit for the supply of the necessary quantities has "frozen" until further notice.

And the reason, of course, is that as long as the Troika delays the release of the next tranche, the General Accounting Office is saving its very last euro in order to be able to pay salaries and pensions, leaving demands for supply of fuel on the side.

Thus, planned audits are limited and postponed, and in some cases, SDOE employees use their own cars. Especially in the regions (Crete, Patras, etc.) where distances are greater, the outings are limited to a maximum of 1-2 teams.

But the same situation is prevailing in the army. The debts of the Ministry of Defence to the oil marketing companies are mounting (already in the tens of millions) and the tanks are drying up, forcing the government to suspend operations, cut routes and restrict movements primarily to serve the vital needs for the country's security.

Hellenic Police officers are experiencing the same problems and due to the lack of cash, they are forced to use their own vehicles for the needs of the service. Thus, in Greece in 2011, the State is unable to operate properly, while concern is growing about the surprising winter invasion, which will force public agencies and bodies to consume the stock of heating oil at an early stage.