ANNEX 1
EXAMPLES OF TACIS LATE PAYMENTS
NATURAL RESOURCES
CONSULTANT
Owed £212.000 of agreed invoiced work for
over a year. Advance payment made 1½ months after completion
of project (168 days late). Other invoices paid, days late: 105,
114, 126, 198, 209.
MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT
First invoice for a new project just approved
by Task Manager, who had told them the Finance Department cannot
start looking at the invoice (sum involved £88k) for
at least 6 weeks.
ENGINEERING CONSULTANT
As a direct result of payment delays, a sub-contractor
was forced into liquidation. TACIS were "unbelievably bureaucratic
to the point of being unfair". Consultant has been put off
applying for future work from EU.
PROCUREMENT CONSULTANT
April invoices paid late in August. Brussels
rep continually having to chase payments through the system when
the raison d'etre for being in there is to undertake business
development. "Officials seem oblivious to commercial realities
facing firms who are more often treated as `the enemy' rather
than as partners".
AGRICULTURAL CONSULTANT
Invoices never paid in full, with large amounts
disputed. When invoices are paid, they are up to 114 days overdue.
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