The last regular plenary meeting, as if today was Groundhog Day. Alicante County Council Before the elections on the 28th, it was monopolized by the Collaboration Fund, which had a major jurisdictional dispute; it was an inconsistency that caused a great distance between the provincial institution headed by the popular Carlos Mazón and the Generalitat, which it presided over. by socialist Ximo Puig, the two biggest adversaries facing a date with the polls. The government team defended the Provincial Assembly’s autonomy, while opposition from PSPV and Compromís blamed the lack of budget implementation, among other problems. The discussion took place when Generalitat’s appeal against the distribution principles of its 2024 investment project was approved in session.
Budget
“Making our budget is our competence,” said a spokesperson for the popular group. Eduardo DolonSomeone quoting cases involving Mónica Oltra or Puig’s brother, who justified the government team’s position on this issue with the support they received from the courts and underlined that, unlike what happened in Consell, the task was accomplished without political scandals in the Provincial Assembly. “We must defend the autonomy of the Provincial Assembly, not fall into line,” said the mayor of Torrevieja.
He took the floor in the discussion even though it was not foreseen. javier gutierrez, the now defunct group’s deputy and former spokesperson for Ciudadanos. Gutiérrez, who is now on the PP’s regional list, argued that the work plans initiated by the Provincial Assembly cover an investment of 120m euros in provincial municipalities, which will lead to an investment of 56m euros. Cooperation Fund in recent years.
Opposition
From the opposition, the spokesperson of the socialist group, Toni French, regretted that the institution of Alicante is the institution that transfers the least resources to the municipalities in the Valencian Community and overlooked that “works like that of the Valencia and Castellón councils are being carried out”. The mayor of Alcoy also denounced in his speech that “100 million blocked entrances to municipalities because of the PP boycott of the Cooperation Fund”.
Spokesperson for Compromís, Gerard FullanaHe also addressed the issue of the Co-operative Fund, a plan he assured was “consistent with the interests of the Provincial Council”. Fullana evaluated the mandate, which she described as “marked by management problems, conflict and failed projects,” in a session with the elections approaching.
Unanimous with consumer bonds to inject 20 million
The plenum of the Alicante Provincial Council unanimously approved this Wednesday the resolution of the call for aid to consumer bonds, which is attended by 129 municipalities in the province and will receive a total of 19.7m euros. Increase the shopping cart and re-enable local commerce. The head of the provincial agency, Carlos Mazón, “emphasized the importance of this program, which he wants to help families earn a living and support urban commerce, thereby achieving an acceptable level of sales, because no one else is helping, and neither.” From the Generalitat or the Government of Spain ».
Of the 129 requesting municipalities, 107 will receive the aid in advance, while 22 have explicitly waived this advance and will receive the subsidy after justifying the use of the funds. On the other hand, about fifteen municipal councils, all from very small towns, did not accept the call: Tollos, Famorca, Almudaina, Quatretondeta, Banasau, Alcoleja, Llosa de Camacho, Alcosser, Gorga, Tormos, Sagra, Gaianes, Orxeta, La Vall de Laguar, and Aigues.
Each city council can use the economic item to develop one or more consumer coupon campaigns as it sees fit, and decide, among other things, what types of organizations to enter or whether to appeal to registered residents or all citizens.