President of the Generalitat, Ximo PuigIt has announced an increase of €10 million in the economic amount of the Municipal Cooperation Fund, so that this fund will spend next year distributing a total of €50 million among the municipalities of the Community of Valencia.
This issue was developed in his speech at the Municipal Forum organized by Levante-EMV. generalitat Although it was approved in 2000, it started this relief fund for municipalities in 2017 as no previous government has done so.
Ximo Puig announced that it is a financial support tool that allows “increasing the solvency and capacity of the city councils”, in which the Provincial Assemblies of Castellón and Valencia also participate, and regretted its refusal. Alicante County Council participate in the financing of the municipalities of their own provinces through this mechanism.
Consell’s president valued alliances between institutions to address challenges and create opportunities and in this sense, Generalitat has launched three more municipal financing funds, to which it has distributed 330 million Euros in recent years, despite insufficient funding. Specifically, these are the Population Reduction Fund, the Tourist Municipalities Fund, and the Forest Management Fund, which are on call and will be published soon.
Work
On the other hand, the President made evaluations on the subject. unemployment data He described it as “very positive” for the Valencian Community, referring to February’s release this Thursday, as it was autonomy last month that reduced unemployment the most and has already reached 2,050,000 workers.
These data show that unemployment fell by 1,632 people. Social Security 7,836 people increased and more than 50% of the contracts are permanent. In this regard, Ximo Puig thanked the work done in conjunction with city councils to launch job creation initiatives that, in his own words, are “the public’s top concern” and a priority for Consell.
European funds
In his speech, the President encouraged people to take advantage of the opportunity presented by the European Next Generation funds and emphasized that there are currently more than 360 city councils funded with these funds. In this regard, he noted that Generalitat has deployed a group of more than 100 people. 300 experts in the management of European funds between municipalities and associations to offer tailored advice and face-to-face assistance to all those seeking funding.
Finally, Consell’s aim to pass a law on metropolitan areas in the next legislature has advanced; this, as noted, requires consensus on the part of the city councils and will contribute to the establishment of this law. beneficial synergies for citizens in terms of economic and social cohesion. Likewise, he stressed the importance of the most densely populated areas as well as medium-sized cities, which are the focus of various investment and improvement programs.