Puig announces 10% discount on regional rates will be extended until August 2023

The Consell president made this announcement during his closing speech. municipal summit Valencia Alliance Against InflationAttended by municipality representatives and social representatives to share the measures taken to reduce the effects of the price increase on families .

Puig stressed that the extension of the rate and 10% reduction in public prices currently implemented by Consell will continue and take effect until August 2023, with a decree to be approved in the coming weeks. on 1 January

Regarding the aid to repair the damage caused by the recent rains, the president expressed his solidarity with the affected families and municipalities and that the Consulate will approve these aids at the next plenary meeting which will allow the actions to take place. In terms of municipality, they are the most affected, especially in the regions of l’Horta Sud, Camp de Túria, Plana Baixa and Maestrat.

The head of Consell noted that the aid constitutes a temporary measure to alleviate the situation, but advocated the joint work of all administrations. implement structural measures to strengthen the fight against climate changeIt was adopted as a strategy to secure the future of the Valencian Community.

tax rules

During his speech, the President asked: “maximum precision” to the European Central Bank and the European Commission regarding their decisions. about interest rates and tax rulesbecause, he pointed out, “we can’t give answers like those given during the financial crisis”, he also urged European institutions to “apply the fiscal rules regarding the emergency”. public investment need”.

During the action, the president of Valencia, Action “unity” of all Valencian institutions and “confidence” that dealing with the repercussions of inflation from the war in Ukraine is a temporary situation. He reminded that the path followed during the pandemic is the same to contribute to the recovery of the Valencian Community.

Ximo Puig said that the situation is a “common public reaction” and within the mandate of each institution, “as Generalitat has already implemented”, among them lowering fees for students and families, direct assistance to the self-employed, free public transport for those under 30, as well as reductions for the rest of the citizens and 97% of the population. beneficial tax reform.

Betting on the municipality

During the action, the person in charge of the Valencian Government valued the municipal “innovative capacity” and demanded “quick and effective solutions” on the basis of “social and institutional dialogue”. In this sense, it referred to its commitment to strengthen the alliance with municipalities and to increase their capacities since 2015. four municipal fundsprovides economic resources.

The President announced that Generalitat contributed through these funds. € 331 million since 2017 He said to encourage investment in infrastructure and services, promote tourism, fight the burning of forestland and stop population loss “for justice, municipal faith and efficiency”.

In particular, he pointed out that through. Generalitat Municipal Cooperation Fund It will allocate 40 million euros in 2023, so the total amount contributed to this fund is 280 million; when it comes Tourist Municipalities Fundannounced that it will receive 4.5 million in the next budgets and will add 21 million for this from 2020; most Population Reduction Fund It will have 4.4 million in 2023 and reach 20 million in 2018 and new Fire Prevention and Forest Management Fund It will be 10 million euros.

Finally, he insisted on the need for “coordination.” joint actions, greater joint responsibility and cooperationSetting aside partisanship or dysfunctions, he cited the unanimous approval of Consell’s tax reform, which was approved at the Corts last week, as an example of a “landmark” considered a positive exception within Spain’s framework. “.

Arcadi Spain, Minister of Finance and Economic Model, also attended the summit of the Valencian Alliance Against Inflation, emphasizing the need for additional measures, such as those adopted by Generalitat through the “Reactive Plan, to strengthen IVF loans, lower rates or free transportation” as inflation continues.

Similarly, Arcadi Spain stated that Generalitat’s 2023 budgets are “a tool to deal with inflation with a greater commitment to social spending to strengthen essential public services.” Also, tax reform determined to help progressiveness and the middle and working classes”.

The Valencian Alliance Against Inflation municipal summit brought together leaders of local, provincial, regional and central as well as local governments this Monday in the capital of Turia. social and commercial agentsto share “good practices” at different levels to combat and mitigate price increases, and to put “common goals above shorthand” to improve “the well-being of all”.

Expanding benefits for the most vulnerable families, facilitating access to subsidies, acting in the food sector, enforcing trade bonds, lowering taxes and providing free public transport are some of the recommendations discussed at the summit.