Local Government director general Toni Such complained about the “unsupportive attitude” of the People’s Party towards Alicante municipalities and the “attempted boycott” of local governments. Cooperation Fund. “This is an attempt at a political confrontation on an issue where city councils and the majority of citizens appreciate the objective and fair economic distribution achieved by the Municipal Cooperation Fund,” he said. “People’s Party and Mazón’s Committee “Confronting the Generalitat is a rude and unfortunate attempt,” he said. These statements were made minutes after the provincial agency learned it would object to Consell’s plan to request a precautionary suspension.
representing this type generalitatHe called for dialogue to “everyone willing to speak up, contribute and be in solidarity with others” before re-blaming the PP: mason It is completely unsupportive and discriminates against the municipalities of the province of Alicante without contributing resources. Not content with this, he tries to boycott the Cooperation Fund. We regret his attitude and urge him to stop facing such an important issue and to attend to the real needs of our Community’s municipalities and citizens”.
Prior to this assessment by the Director General of Local Government, Diputación’s government team of PP and Ciudadanos had announced that a contentious-administrative appeal would be filed against the settlement to the High Court of Justice of the Community of Valencia. most Council Approves the Cooperation Fund. This agreement obliges the Alicante institution to contribute 13.4 million euros from its budget next year. According to the report released by Diputación’s legal services, Consell’s plan violates the Valencia Community Constitution and the Autonomy Statute. “From the first moment, we rejected the mandatory nature of this fund and the path of taxation chosen by President Ximo. puig”, Mazon stated.
Alongside such’s response, the PSPV-PSOE group in the Provincial Assembly also issued a statement, demonstrating its opposition to the appeal, saying that “PP leaders continue to attack the interests”. of the population Alicante”. “The Cooperation Fund aims to deepen the guarantee of a stable system of government,” said Toni Frances, socialist spokesperson at the state agency. local financing In order to ensure quality public administration in the exercise of municipal powers.