The one-year moratorium agreed upon by the trio to enact the so-called tourism tax means that this penalty on tourism, the real reason for this new law, will not go into effect at best. until the upcoming municipal and regional elections. Given the appalling public reception of this deal, which has done so much damage to the Valencian Community’s main economic engine, it is not surprising that its supporters sought to delay its implementation in the hope that time would pass. to calm the storm of protest that has occurred since the agreement that saw its birth became known.
The left-wing trio is counting on confirming this after a hypothetical victory in the 2024 election, for now and thanks to brilliant decisions like this tourist penalty, there’s something to see. After the reissue of a new pact by the botanist, they must have had little confidence in this project, which no one knows about, where and why it was deferred without explanation. Despite the effects of the pandemic continuing to pull down the income statements of dozens of hotels in the Valencian Community, particularly in the state of Alicante, and the tourism industry’s overall rejection, Consell refused to rethink it. measurement. It is stated that the most nationalist sector dominates the kitchens where tourist punishment is boiled down.
To this must be added the refusal of the Valencia City Council to organize a new Copa América de Vela in the face of the silence of the Generalitat Government. The reasons for this refusal are also unknown beyond the argument that it costs money. Sure, like everything else in life. Although the infrastructure of the celebration has already been completed, the mayor, Joan Ribó, refused to host a new edition of this competition. The person chosen as a result of this refusal was Barcelona, who couldn’t believe the luck they had. The economic benefit known to affect the city of Barcelona will be 1,000 million euros. Owners of hotels, restaurants, shops of all kinds, and tourist resorts celebrated the news like a new Olympic Games. The disaster that the pandemic has brought to the economy of a tourist city like Barcelona, and now after the war in Ukraine, Copa América will be the definitive impetus for the people of Barcelona to get past the recession. I will repeat the amount: 1,000 million euros. This is the economic injection not available to all citizens of the Valencian Community.
Although Valencia City Council’s refusal is not surprising given the history of Compomís and Sandra Gómez, vice-president of the PSPV council. Almost from the first day of his appointment, the socialist made it clear that Generalitat intends to limit to the maximum the opening of new hotels and the all-out war against tourist apartments, regardless of whether they are covered by tourism legislation. The date of payment to the treasury and does not cause inconvenience to the neighbors. Meanwhile, residents of Valencian neighborhoods such as Orriols or Cabanyal or Malvarrosa continue to demonstrate due to the state of degradation, violence and drug trafficking that continues to occur, despite the promises made by Sandra Gómez, head of the Urban Planning competition, to find a place. short term solution. The situation in the city of Valencia would have been very different if Gómez had devoted himself to solving real problems and bringing events like the Copa América to Valencia instead of persecuting tourist residences, banning new hotels and imposing restrictions on hoteliers.
And as if all this confusion wasn’t enough, President Ximo Puig is in a very vulnerable position when Valencia Court of Inquiry No. 15 asks TSJ to impeach Mónica Oltra. If Puig finally shows up, he’ll have to make a decision whether he likes it or not. The judge’s arguments are devastating because there has been no clear response from Oltra or anyone else on his team. Currently, thirteen of his team are under investigation for failing to notify the juvenile prosecutor’s office or the police, or for providing psychological advice to the abused minor, who is stigmatized with little less than a great imagination. This contrasts with the great repercussion that this type of situation has in other situations.
Both Oltra and Gómez should know that political activity always has an expiration date. Consell’s vice president said she had no intention of resigning even if impeached, and Sandra Gómez hinted that Joan Ribó should retire so she would of course be the next mayor. Both are wrong. Citizens can leave politics at any time because they did not vote for them or because they filed a criminal complaint in court.