The debate that took place this Wednesday in the Cortes of Valencia Municipal Cooperation FundFollowing the illegal proposal recorded by PSPV-PSOE, it did not serve to bring together views on the issue, which was one of the biggest debates that took place in the Alicante Provincial Assembly in recent years. On the contrary, the views advocated by the People’s Party and socialists are even more different from each other. Both groups claim that the Constitutional Court supports their arguments. Popular ones do this by pointing out that regional law does not follow the same patterns as state law, alluding to the fact that justice has struck down Article 7, which they consider the most important. PSPV, for its part, argues that the Constitutional Court approved the remainder of the project supported by the Ximo Puig Government.
The session in the Cortes also served to advance the PP on this issue. Council is working on the development of a new Cooperation Fund, which has already been agreed upon with three state assemblies and is all controlled by the popular ones; Socialists, on the other hand, focused their criticism on the administration led by the current president of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón. , during his presidency of the Provincial General Assembly.
Hundred million
Elche MP Ramón Abad was responsible for presenting the non-legal proposal submitted by PSPV in the Cortes, demanding that the Provincial Council pay the remaining approximately one hundred million for the entry into the municipalities of the province of Alicante. Seven years when the state agency refused to participate in the Botanical Cooperation Fund. “We have an investment plan protected by the Cortes law and approved by the Constitutional Court. The councils of Valencia and Castellón quickly joined and transfers took place between both 160 million to their own municipalities. On the other hand, the municipalities of Alicante were discriminated against because of Mazón’s responsibility,” Abad said.
This led to sustained criticism of Consell’s management during the president’s four years as chairman of the County Council. For example, it was used in Vega Baja when it became clear that aid for DANA would take up to 21 months to be delivered. «The PP must call on the Provincial Council to settle the debt and present to the Cortes a solution for the articles canceled by the Cortes. constitutional provision“He supports most of the Cooperation Fund,” the Elche MP insisted in his response to Vox, veering off topic of discussion and focusing his speech on the ultra-formation’s work as part of the Elche government team, including “due to ideological bias” the elimination of bike lanes and sex education and LGTBI diversity He called for the suppression of negotiating institutes on the issue.
The starting point of the popular version presented by Eduardo Dolón was that the goal of all the work done by Mazón and his government team during the years they served in the Provincial Assembly was the “defense of the interests of the people”. Alicante.” ». The mayor of Torrevieja also referred to the Constitutional Court, stating that it refuted the theses put forward by Puig, and claimed that Consell was working together with the Constitutional Court. MPs in a Cooperation Fund that would be “legal”.
Dolón pointed out that the Alicante provincial authority cannot be required to send funds to municipalities “when the distribution system is unconstitutional, illegal and void.” This led him to describe the investment plan as a “big mistake”. Botanical. Likewise, the man from Torrevieja stated that the Provincial Council had no problems participating in other funds created by consensus, such as the fund launched to help the tourism sector due to the pandemic.
Partners
As for the other groups represented in the Cortes, Vox supported the approach of its partner in the regional government, while Compromís did the same for PSPV. Of course, the Valencians introduced an amendment to the illegal proposal in order for the Cortes to encourage the Provincial Council to implement the Consell Fund. “Municipalities should be provided with opportunities” investment source not conditioned,” claimed Jesús Pla, Comprom’s deputy.
Vox MP José María Llanos reminded that his party has already submitted a proposal. making changes to the entire law He left Botànic and made it clear that they would no longer support the approach offered by the socialists. «They wanted to impose the forced participation of the delegations. Llanos added that local units cannot be deprived of their own powers.