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Councilman Hacienda, José Cabezas, reminded the Socialist councilor, Angel Rafael Martínez, "the only one who has squandered the state treasury has been the government of Zapatero, head of the economic crisis that is strangling the economy also municipalities ".

Councilman Cabezos socialist councilor recalled that this year the government of Argentina has cut 16% of transfers to the municipality in respect of participation in state revenues, to which we must add the VAT hike, involving extra costs 1.5 million euros. "

That is, this year the city of Cartagena has 12 million less for current expenditure also because it has to return 3.5 million "due to the lack of foresight of the government of Spain," he stressed.

But also added that Zapatero's budget cuts have directly affected the social care programs with the disappearance of subsidies for the volunteer program and the development plan and a lower gypsy 64.8% for the background host to immigrants, "the council has had to contribute 600,000 euros more in their budgets to maintain the aid of social character."

For head, the great social policy Zapatero is "abandoning the poor and raise taxes on the middle class."

Also, the council has insisted that it is necessary for the government of the Nation set a specific deadline in the approval of local funding model, "a model that allows us to know what our skills and decide the funding they need to exercise them in ways effectively. "

To head, "in six years in office, Zapatero has not been able to solve the problem of local financing, due to lack of ideas and willingness of government to the Nation."

Source: PP Cartagena