Jumilla Mayor announced it will present two motions in the municipal plenary in September "to require Valcárcel give us the money that by law our part to the Works and Services Plan, and we pay the debt to Jumilla.
The City of Jumilla, like the rest of municipalities in the region, has received a communication from the Autonomous reporting that next year would be sent only 232,000 euros for the so-called "Plan of Works and Services" municipal, a concept that defines both public works and arrangements of streets, lighting, etc.
Francisco Abellán stated that this amount "means two-thirds less and more than a 60 percent cut to what was allocated in prior to public works (between 600,000 and 700,000 euros), and described the reduction as" robbery, since to take away opportunities for municipalities to carry out important and necessary work in the municipalities. "
Mayor Jumillano called "cheating" the resolution adopted on 13 July between Valcárcel and representatives of the Federation of Municipalities, which based its decision to reduce the Fund's Investment Service Plan 2010 to be spent on current expenditure Fund (electricity, telephone, suppliers, etc) and debt of the municipalities, and described the agency as "transmission belt" regional government "to have comfortable majority of mayors of the Popular Party imposed without debate their proposals."
Francisco Abellán gave notice to the Community "to take the money they owe us", an amount that totaled more than 800,000 euros for different concepts such as the Conservatory, the Public Safety Plan, improving the tourist itinerary of Vereda Real, activities to promote reading, home help agreement, the maintenance of the Center for Social Services, ambulances, etc., expenses, all of them, "we're assuming with municipal funds and money from all Jumillano."
4 million E Plan
Francisco Abellán showed that the Popular Party government takes advantage of the investment and the actions being carried out by the Zapatero government to generate employment, which Jumilla has received almost 4 million euros, "more than it has reversed the Autonomous Community in the last ten years. "
Abellán was in favor of a Regional Local Agreement to ensure a fair municipal finance.
Source: PSRM-PSOE