- If the proposal to promote the rehabilitation of depressed neighborhoods of Cartagena does not enter into force on January 1, 2019, "it is because the Socialist Government has refused to present the draft tax ordinances in block or partially in the Board of Government, Finance and Plenary Commission as any other serious local government does in Spain, "says orange spokesman Manuel Padín
Cartagena, Wednesday, December 19 -.
After confirming today the extension of the fiscal ordinances for the year 2019 as it advanced the Municipal Group of Citizens on December 13, the orange spokesman has recriminated the mayor of Cartagena, Ana Belén Castejón, who has not presented the rest of political groups in the Treasury Commission its plan to modify taxes, fees and public prices, "we do not understand how you can say that you do not have enough support when you do not even know the draft tax ordinances that you have in your drawer for months, when he has not even presented it to the Governing Board, which is the first step ".
"We will have an opinion when we know what the mayor wants to do, it is ridiculous to use the opposition to justify that they have not fulfilled their obligation to present the tax ordinances in a timely manner in October as any other local executive in Spain does."
According to the orange training, if the proposal of the technicians of the Treasury and the Autonomous Agency of Collection Management to reduce by 30% the payment for the licenses of rehabilitation works in Lo Campano, Los Mateos, the Virgen de la Caridad neighborhood, Villalba and San Antón does not enter into force on January 1, 2019 is only and exclusively because the PSOE Government has not presented it to the Commission or the Plenary, "it is Mr. Mora Quinto who must already explain to the neighbors why they are delaying without justification this measure ".
The PSOE should have started a few months ago, a process to analyze the different proposals of the groups, and with the sectors most affected in each case, in order to reactivate our economic muscle and relieve the pockets of many people in Cartagena.
"The tax ordinances, or the municipal budgets are just two great examples of the innumerable issues paralyzed by the lack of work and seriousness of this government team," says Manuel Padin who affirms that "there is no other left for this Corporation to save the furniture, and pray that from May 2019 a strong, stable government with a sufficient majority to take the helm of Cartagena will be signed. "
Citizens reminds the socialist mayor that in addition to the 30 percent reduction, has also been committed to the Confederation of Business Organizations of Cartagena and District (COEC) and Hostecar to review the tax regime that affects it to be more favorable to the traditional trade
With its decision, the PSOE has given a slam to the Association of Hotels and Accommodations of the Costa Cálida (Hostetur) that has asked the tourist councils to consider the possibility of promoting bonuses in municipal taxes IBI, water or sewage, among others , for those establishments that make significant efforts to remain open throughout the winter, maintaining the economic activity of the area and the corresponding jobs.
On the other hand, the spokesman of Cs has advanced that his Group had prepared for a long time a battery of measures that "we wanted to incorporate in our tax and fiscal system, a series of measures that will be very positive for the economic reactivation of the municipality, for our shops, for our real estate park, for our hoteliers, but we have our hands tied by a socialist government that has caught the taste of the roller and that has antagonized all the forces of the opposition. "
The orange formation understands that the extension of the fiscal ordinances supposes the confirmation that the negotiation of the municipal budgets of 2019 will not begin before the end of the year as promised by the PSOE.
Source: Ciudadanos Cartagena