* The state cancels the concession contracts for agricultural loans for derisory amounts left unpaid, whereas the businesses of its major debtors in the sector remain unaffected

With the crisis in full swing, the state proves that its management of its most important resource - land -, has no valid economic reasoning behind it.

The businesses of companies that have leased land from the state were frozen due to their failures to pay sometimes insignificant amounts. The big debtors remain unaffected and continue to exploit the plots of land they have leased from the state.

Lawyers consider this state of things unfair and estimate that the state should treats all its debtors equally, regardless of the size of their debt.

* Out of 1117 debtors, only 13 had bad luck

Since the beginning of the year, the Agency of State Domains (ADS) has cancelled 13 contracts concluded with various companies, employee unions or individuals, due to arrears amounting to approximately 272,000 lei (around 64,400 Euros).

This while the ADS has yet to see a penny from its five largest business partners, whose arrears have reached 130,900,000 lei (around 30.9 million Euros), and whose contracts have not been cancelled.

For instance, one of the debtors, located in the county of Buzău, lost its farming land lease for a debt of 1,602 lei. Another, located in the county of Alba, lost its lease for a debt of just 655 lei due to the failure to pay rent and the afferent penalties, which was loose change compared to the arrears of the big debtors.

The ADS has 1117 debtors recorded in its portfolio, and has pursued legal action against 1049 of them, according to data the agency remitted to our editors.

* The contracts that were cancelled

Data from the ADS sent to our editors show that out of the thirteen contracts terminated since the beginnin