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The mayor, Jose Lopez, announced to the dealership Hidrogea the beginning of the process to the tariffs for the supply of drinking water established in Cartagena by tasa.La last week, Jose Lopez sent through the Mayor's Office of a trade urgent legal services, the Agency for collection management, negotiated Intervention and municipal Budget Office to report the procedure to follow to adapt the water tariff to the law, that is, fixing by a municipal ordinance, as has recognized the Supreme Court Decision 5037 / 2015.Asimismo, asked them to report whether that judgment affects the procedural position of the City Council in the judicial procedure followed before the Supreme Court of Murcia with the latest revision of the fee, held in the year 2012. this morning, on the same line has already begun, it was decided to communicate this situation to the dealership service, Hidrogea, to know what is the determination of the local government, and assume this adaptation rate to a tasa.El mayor said that this change is very important for the citizens, because the rates are set through an ordinance, because taxes are subject to the requirement of law, so the revision of tariffs will be decided in municipal plenary with the participation of citizens and not by the concessionaire and autonómica.López administration has delved into the consequences of their decision: we guarantee that the service cost shall be as impacting users, but also revert the status quo which we have found in recent months, in which the concessionaire had been determining the rates and conditions of service as well as even perform public works under the surplus rate, the same as the concessionaire for the last time in 2012. the first was modified mayor also announced that it will seek to convene the Water Monitoring Committee in the first half of March;

although there are situations that can not wait to get started to find space on the agenda.

Thus it happens that when we pass the rate cuts no water users may be produced, the exorbitant profits of Hidrogea be reduced, we will increase the control and, above all, be able to calculate and substantially lower rates paid by usuarios.López said that this procedure is complex, but we will do our best to serve you and conclude with the speed it deserves, confident that, in this case, all political groups within the House are able to keep up, because it will have taken the última.Y decision regarding the application of this measure in the other municipalities, added that I would like in all municipalities of the country acted similarly in Cartagena.

It is not municipalise services, but to ensure public controls to essential services for the life and dignity of citizens, avoid leaving the price and conditions of these multinationals whose sole purpose is profit.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena