The state of Puerto Rico associated with the USA declared that will not be able to pay on May 2 370 million dollars on debt, the governor of the island Alejandro Garcia Padilla reported.
"Allow me to express extremely clearly, it was very difficult decision, - he told. - We would prefer to have the legal base, allowing to make restructuring of debts is more organized".
It is a question of debt of 422 million dollars which has Puerto-Rican development bank. 22 million dollars make percent of this sum, their authorities of the island intend to pay, the agreement, however the remained 370 million as Garcia Padilla specified is reached upon restructuring 30 million more dollars, it is impossible to find, transfers TASS .
According to forecasts of the government of Puerto Rico, breach of obligations can cause judicial claims from creditors. The island has to pay 1,9 billion more dollars in July, transfers "Interfax" with reference to BBC.
The governor specified that these payments will be suspended. As notes Associated Press agency after that, most likely, against Puerto Rico will submit judicial claims.
The total amount of a national debt of the island makes about 70 billion dollars. In recent months the plan of its restructuring, however this work tried to develop the authorities while was not crowned with success.
In October Barack Obama's administration offered to the Congress to rescue from a default of Puerto Rico.