Generalitat believes that the General Government Budgets (PGE) for 2023 include strategic investments for the Community of Valencia, and in particular, put an end to the suffering of the province in the distribution of funds, the worst treatment of the entire national group. So much so that the current budget, 2022, meant a 38% cut in investments in the province, considering only an injection of 183.5 million in Alicante; this was only 15% of that allocated to the Community and 1.4% of the national group. . The fact that the fifth province in the population fell to the lowest rank in investment caused a great indignation, leaving aside the execution of important infrastructures for the region.
Jorge Alarte, Managing Director of Relations with Autonomous Communities and Institutional Representation, stated that Generalitat will work with the central government to ensure that next year’s accounts include priority actions, while also raising the level. budgeted investments. Because what is written on paper, what is promised, is something else that is turned into concrete projects. Example: Of the 1,107 million investments committed for the Community in 2021, only 469 were executed. So 60% of the promised infrastructures were smoke. In conclusion, Alarte stressed that the Government must put an end to the underfunding of Alicante as well as reflect a minimum weight of 10% to accommodate the economic and social representation of the Community of Valencia. the state as a whole. It should be noted that in the calculations for 2022, only 97 euros were allocated to each person from Alicante, which is 177 euros below the national average.
The director-general insisted on the importance of establishing mechanisms to achieve 10% of PGE at his executive level – he referred to the monitoring commission created to evaluate infrastructure projects – and also highlighted the calculations by 2023. should include”A particularly priority vision for the Alicante regions”. “Alicante should be a priority,” he said.
In this sense, “a Imbalance situation regarding Alicante, infrastructure, equipment and investment needs that need to be corrected” and the communication between the tourist areas and the Airport, as well as the need to improve the actions in the Marina or the important equipment of Vega Baja and the city. Alicante itself. However, Finance Minister María Jesús Montero seemed to have been unaware of the state’s grievances, at least until last year. In his statements to this newspaper, he said last October that he did not know Alicante was the country’s worst-funded province and faced criticism, adding: “If not now, later the infrastructures will be built that will allow the region to unite »
“Immediate response” after fire
On the other hand, Alarte noted that the Generalitat and the central government “have once again demonstrated their capacity for cohesion, coordination and joint action”, not only during their work to put out the major fires affecting the Valencian Community, but also during their work. “immediate response” referred to later and in this context the declaration of municipalities affected by the fires of La Vall d’Ebo, Bejís, Les Useres, Venta del Moro, Petrer, Olocau and Calles as areas affected by civil protection. emergencies.
The director general stressed that Generalitat will lead actions that will facilitate the delivery of post-fire assistance to citizens and institutions as soon as possible.
Jorge Alarte also recalled other achievements achieved through coordination between the two governments, which made it possible to unblock infrastructures, such as the rail access channel to the city of Valencia or the new communication route to Morella. will have repercussions in improving the quality of life of citizens.