
A clash occurred in today's plenary session between the Minister of Agriculture, Andis Salla, and Socialist MP Erion Braçe, following an interpellation requested by the latter.
Salla accused Braça of misinforming farmers and raising false alarms, while the MP responded by saying that he is the only Minister of Agriculture who does not accept that VAT has destroyed livestock farming.
Salla: We have the analyses that are here. We cannot misinform all the farmers and raise the alarm, raising our voice about a product that we still had not had the analyses for and you were asking for answers without a state analysis.
We take samples and do the analysis in the laboratory. On the days the problem arose and in the following days. I don't remember the date because I don't have a date here.
What are you talking about? Here are the analyses. Order. 29.05, order the date. Come here, misinform and raise the alarm for the farmers. This is the second time you have done it. And I am sorry that you are making such scenes. Misinform the farmers for cases that are not necessary.
Braçe: That repeated story of false alarms, take it back. Do you know why you're going to take it back? In one of the cases I talked about companion animals, which your government doesn't cover, right? Exactly, exactly. Take one of the cases away.
You have proven the other case. You are the only Minister of Agriculture who does not accept that VAT, or the VAT system that we have… You do not understand, that is why I am telling you. The VAT system that we have has buried livestock. You are the only Minister of Agriculture who does not accept this.
You are the only one. You are the only Minister of Agriculture who gathers those from factories to make a statement against the deputies. This is a very big problem.
Okay, minister, how can you say that it could have rained on that occasion there? In this country, it only rained yesterday, minister. There has been a drought in this country for weeks. It rained yesterday. What makes a warehouse wet?
The seriousness of these institutions that you lead is a very big problem. I also have state tests. It is the same laboratory that gives different results within three days.