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The councilman of Social Service of the City of Cartagena, Antonio Calderon, said that the 2011 budget and respect for all social assistance programs.

Calderon responds to the council of the United Left who reminds them that the City and to maintain the social assistance has had to cope with cuts in social spending by the Government of Spain that has lowered the funding for programs by 50%.

"We had to cover the budgets of the City programs to help families of situations of exclusion, the development plan for Gypsy and volunteer aid without municipal commitment have disappeared," stated Calderón.

The councilman of Social Care explained that his department has cut current spending items such as furniture (57%), office (56%) to maintain "untouchable" social benefits.

He added that the collaboration of private and Estavesa case has served to reduce expenses such as burial.

"The Department of Social Services maintains all the subsidies and grants to institutions of social action, immigration, drugs and international cooperation.'re Like the urgent need for aid, food services and home help telecare" stressed Antonio Calderon.

"Only in relocation and rental payments in the first two months of 2011 was spent 80,000 euros compared to 226,000 euros for throughout the last year," he added.

Councillor rejects accusations Izquierda Unida social decline and cites as an example the 37% increase in the budget of the Municipal Institute of Social Services in the last legislature.

Antonio Calderon has been identified as examples of the social commitment of PP processed 3.5 million euros in aid to families in need periodic, extension of basic social support to 2.5 million euros, an increase of 69% and served 1,200 families from the Family and Social Exclusion Programme, whose support has removed the Government of Spain.

As for programs to assist older people, stressed that telecare has spread to more than 770 homes and has increased by 14 the number of meals for seniors in need.

Home help has been to 500 elderly people living alone.

Source: PP Cartagena