Alicante Provincial Council is accelerating the preparation of at least the draft budget before the end of the year

However, the Mayor of Benidorm does not rule out that the 2023 accounts will need to be extended from January 2, as the preparation of the draft will not end the budget preparation process. After that, a series of procedures will have to go through, including inspection by technicians, hearing of opposition groups and, finally, voting in the general assembly. Here are the reasons that lead to this Tony Perez to announce that there will be many activities at the Provincial Palace in the coming weeks.

If a budget extension finally occurs, it would be an unusual situation for the institution, at least in recent years. During his previous tenure Carlos Mazón As president, budgets were not extended in any of his four years. Even in the first three, an agreement was reached with the opposition, and in the last one it was approved only by the government team.

expectations

Asking which issues were prioritized in the preparation of the budgets, the Provincial Assembly President pointed out that the expectations were included in some axes that were a reference to the municipality’s actions. provincial institution in recent years within the framework of both political management and investment. “There are issues that seem like they can never be fixed, but the Provincial Council needs to be involved. When setting priorities for 2024, we are talking about demographic challenges, standing by municipalities with the least population and contributing to the improvement of water cycle management,” said Toni Pérez.

The Speaker of the Provincial Assembly is aware that the document will be a guide that should guide the steps of the government team in a very important year, the first full year of administration. elections It was held last May 28. The target is to have the budget completed before the end of December, but the popular leader is aware that a number of technical parameters must be met for the document to receive the final green light. Another factor that Toni Pérez touched upon, as he did in an earlier plenary session, is the fiscal rules set by the central government. «We must not forget that there are rules that change budgets. There are also municipal councils that have already approved their accounts and will have to change them due to limitation rules, budget balance and expenditure ceilings set by the Government,” the chairman said on this subject.

doubts

One of the doubts that remains in this regard is detailing process The important thing is to know when the meeting with the three opposition groups (PSPV-PSOE, Compromís and Vox) will take place. If the currently set deadlines are met, these meetings are expected to be held next week. «As soon as we finish the draft, we will pass it on to the technicians. The government team will receive the technical report, while political groups will also have the draft. This is a very personal thing in terms of all the responsibilities I fulfill,” said Toni Pérez himself.

The President reached out to other groups, as he has done since taking the reins of the Provincial Council. «We will present the draft and then the political debate will begin, with reflection and permanent dialogue, and there is a possibility that it will be there. Changes “in the same plenary session,” the president concluded, while explaining the road map that the government team is currently following. The opposition’s position is not the same. The socialist group regrets that they “postponed” their previous meeting demands. Vox reported that the closing of the budget was postponed, while Compromís condemned that this delay would make implementation difficult .