Not the last in the classification, Alicante is already heading straight for it. broom trolley in the race where the distribution is made every year government investments. And also every time at a greater distance the rest. For the second consecutive year, the province will be the region that receives the least amount of investment per capita in the General Government Budgets in the next year, and with an even smaller amount than the minimum already foreseen for this exercise.
this 160.8 million The euro for infrastructures in the state, which designed the accounts that María Jesús Montero, Minister of Finance and Public Duties, presented to the Congress of Representatives on Thursday 84.5 euros per person, The average of regionalized investments is will be 283.4 euros across the country. In other words, each person from Alicante will receive new donations or maintenance of existing ones. Up to 199 Euros less than the rest of the Spaniards. This is an even bigger offense than last year when the difference was 177 euros.
It is logical considering that all these investments grew by 3.3% throughout the country, and the portion falling to the province was cut by 12.3%.
Not surprisingly, the worst General Government Budgets in history for Alicante resulted in a whole. avalanche of criticism By representatives of civil society and local business, even the representatives in the field of the parties that are part of the Government, starting with Ximo Puig, chairman of the Generalitat.
But if you examine the numbers, the situation is even bloodier. all spanish provinces and the magnitude of existing differences is observed. a) Yes, soria It is repeated as the limit at which the state will allocate the most money to infrastructure relative to the population. Specifically, 98.4 million euros provided in the Budgets represent an investment. €1,103,53 per residence. Although a lower amount than calculated for this year – ie 1,647 euros -, the figure multiplies the receivables of the people of Alicante by 13.
The central government will also invest more than a thousand euros per resident. huesca -exactly, 1,003 euro-, so a province with a population of only 222,000 will receive more money than another with a total population of 1.9 million, How is Alicante? Specifically, 223 million euros compared to 160.
It is very close to this amount. PalenciaThe state will allocate 958.51 euros per capita . A Caceres 805.7 Euros will come; Already Almeria, 776 euros. It is true that most of the caps that take the most money per resident form part of what is referred to as housing. Spain is emptythat is, areas where population density is very low, contributing to a further increase in disparities. However, if we also compare the allocations included in the public accounts, the complaint remains. major metropolitan areas of the country. starting with yourself ValenciaWhere this year investments in Cercanías, the Port or the Mediterranean Corridor or the Cantabrian Corridor will increase the per capita investment to 362 euros, to 42 euros compared to last year, and more than four times the amount allocated. Alicante
In fairly similar figures, government investment BarcelonaThe budget project foresees up to 1,860 million euros. An amount equivalent to 329 euros per person. Inside Zaragoza will be 285 euros and SevilleAmong the residents of the big cities, 241 will be worst off, coming from Madrid, which will have only 192 euros, and Biscay, with 175 euros. Even so, it’s more than double what was considered for the state in either case.
But Alicante even increased the distance separating it from the penultimate of the classification. Thus, if in the 2022 Budget project the state received 19 euros less than Navarra, who occupied this position; which is the distance with this Thursday jaenwho occupies this place on this occasion, is already exceeding 26 euros. Of course, things are likely to get worse next year.