government team, Alicante County CouncilThe PP and C’s approved the provincial agency’s budget for next year for the first time in this role alone, after opposition parties PSPV-PSOE and Compromís voted negatively. This is the third time the Socialists have voted against, and the first time Valencians have abstained in the past three years. PSPV justified the counterplay with the government team’s refusal to participate in the Generalitat-backed Municipal Cooperation Fund. For its part, the biggest complaint from Compromís was that the provincial surcharge for the Economic Activity Tax was removed and therefore Alicante companies would stop paying.
highest in history
This budget The 283.7 million euros approved for 2023 represent 4.3% growth over the previous year, the highest figure in Diputación history. The debate at which the budgets were approved was white-gloved and had the same farewell flavor as the previous day in the Valencian Parliament to approve next year’s budgets. Representatives of both institutions are aware that their current mandate is coming to an end and are already obsessed with the 2023 elections. Therefore, for example, the head of Diputación, Carlos Mazón, was more in dialogue with the opposition than ever before and reinforced his political spirit with a moderate tone.
“The budget negotiations were carried out with extraordinary dialogue, having reached an agreement until the previous day, as it is a working system that we preferred during his tenure, but which is not included in other administrations such as the Generalitat. , pronunciation masonIt has not stopped throwing darts against the administration headed by Ximo Puig , which will be its main rival in the regional elections to be held next year . Institutional tensions between the State Legislature and the Generalitat have been a constant problem for the past four years, and the head of the PPCV has repeatedly denounced Botànic’s “determination to get over the roller”.
interventions
Mazón was the last to speak at a session in which the popular group’s spokesperson, Eduardo Dolón, was tasked with breaking the ice. Also, the mayor of Torrevieja underlined the position of “extended hand and predisposition”. government team Diputación reaching an agreement with the opposition. Cs spokesperson and Deputy Infrastructure Javier Gutiérrez did not hesitate to accuse Generalitat of “trying to impose a distribution model that clearly harms small municipalities”.
It was the socialist segment that most intensely condemned the ruling team’s rejection of this decision. Cooperation Fundno. In this context, it should not be forgotten that a significant part of the socialist mayors of the province gathered in front of the gates of the Provincial Palace on Tuesday to demand participation in the investment plan of Generalitat. “The County Council could and should have attended from the start, but they always refused because its purpose was to oppose President Puig,” socialist spokesperson Toni Frances complained.
The biggest surprise of the session was the rejection of budgets by Compromís for the first time in this post, as spokesperson Gerard Fullana on Wednesday reached an agreement with the government team to increase the +Cerca Plan from 30 to 30. 43.5 million. The Valencianists’ representative justified himself by pointing out that “none of the seven proposals of the Compromise has a reference in the normal budget”. He later called it a “propaganda operation”. suppression of the IAE: «Provincial Assembly loses nine million».
A Christmas glass with suitcases and a clear farewell taste
After the general assembly meeting at the Provincial Palace, where the budgets were approved, the Special Provincial Administration went to MARQ and celebrated the traditional Christmas toast with the media. Both President Mazón and the four spokesmen took the floor with speeches that had a distinctly farewell flavor. The people’s leader even handed a suitcase to lawmakers as a clear message of the impending time of change.