Those most responsible for corruption politicians (60%), followed by businessmen (47%) and civil servants (39%). This is one of the key results provided by the first Corruption Perception Survey in the Community of Spain and Valencia, presented this Monday by Joan Llinares, director of the Community Agency for the Prevention and Prevention of Fraud and Corruption. Person responsible for the Head of Good Governance and Public Integrity, Fernando Jiménez.
1,500 calls
Based on more than 1,500 phone calls between September and October this year, the respondents to this survey give political parties a general failure. three points out of ten, one of the lowest levels in the entire European Union. In the section of concerns, inflation (21.4%) takes the first place, followed by politics and political parties (20.3%). Fraud and corruption appear to be much lower in seventh place (2.3%).
Also, some of the reflected issues are: unemployment, employment quality, wages, the energy crisis and the war in Ukraine. Another result of the analysis is that the institutions that citizens trust most are primarily the armed forces and secondly the police. Behind them is the European Union. As for the final positions of trust, they are occupied by the political parties, the Government and Congress. While more than 60% of the respondents say they feel satisfied with their lives, close to 20% say they are very satisfied.
Community residents
63.8% of community residents state that their life is going well compared to others. In Spain as a whole, this figure is 60.6%. 55.6% of Valencians believe it rent is unfairly distributed In Spain and across the country, 54% think so. Regarding corruption, interviews show that the majority of citizens stated that “behavior must be illegal for it to be considered corruption”. Survey respondents believe that “if the illegal act is committed for a just cause, it is not corruption”.
Valencian citizens are much more willing to report a corruption case than the Spanish average: almost 25% compared to 17%. When asked why they vote for corrupt politicians, most say they vote because they represent the party they belong to. supporters. When asked why corruption is not reported, the majority replied, “Not worth the time and cost”.