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| Part of that amount, 450,000 euros is allocated to social purposes, 504,000 euros to cover the deficit of the Cartagena Puerto de Culturas museum network and another 900,000 to cover the deficit of the public transport service | The Finance Commission has favorably ruled on three proposals from the area councilor, Esperanza Nieto, which will allow an additional two million euros to be allocated to combat the social and economic consequences of the pandemic.

Part of that amount, 1,854,000 euros, is part of a proposal for the application of the remaining treasury, of which 450,000 euros are used directly for social purposes, 504,000 euros to cover the deficit of the network of museums in Cartagena Puerto de Cultures and another 900,000 euros, to cover the deficit of the public transport service. The opinion of this proposal of the municipal government has had the votes against Vox and United We Can United Left Equo and the abstention of Mc Cartagena.The councilor for the Treasury explained that "our ability to decide on our savings has allowed us to transfer part of our remainder to services that are essential for Cartagena, such as public transport, which costs more due to the obligation to reduce the capacity in the buses and that from the municipalities we continue to demand the central government.

In addition, we must cover the costs of the Port of Cultures that have not been paid with the tickets, because this network of museums and interpretation centers must continue to stand to attract visitors to our hotels and hotels as soon as we reopen to tourism " .To the 450,000 euros for Social Care that it has been decided to apply from the remainder, through a budget modification approved today, another 110,000 euros that the government proposes to transfer to Social Services, from items originally destined for cultural activities in districts that have not been developed, will be added.

for the pandemic.This initiative has had the votes in favor of the municipal government and United We Can Left United Equo; while Mc Cartagena and Vox, have abstained.Another proposal approved by the commission will serve to resolve cost commitments acquired by the City Council, such as 300,000 euros for the improvements to the Carthagonova stadium required by the League after the promotion; on the other hand, 588,000 euros for the reestablishment of the economic balance of the car park on Avenida de América and 228,000 to attend to the patrimonial liability before the Relinverg mercantile, both the result of judicial resolution; and, finally, 40,000 euros for loan repayment.This last opinion of the commission, has counted on the favorable votes of the municipal government; against Vox and United We Can United Left Equo; and the abstention of Mc Cartagena.After these applications, 350,000 euros of the total of 4.2 million euros will remain pending expenditure in the positive cash balance.As it will be recalled, last March 838,000 euros of this savings were already available to attend the first extraordinary measures caused by the social emergency.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena