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The full city council approved this morning to amend the Income Tax Ordinance, Fees and Public Prices for 2013, on which the Town Planning pointed out that 9 out of 10 licenses will not see their rate increased from the year 2012

The full city council has given the go-ahead today, with votes in favor of the popular group and against PSOE, IU-Greens and Joint-Citizens Movement, the amendment of the Bylaws of Taxes, Fees and Public for the year 2013, that modification has defended the Councillor of Finance, Fatima Suanzes, and has not been supported by the opposition.

For the tax benefits of these ordinances has been pointing the mayor of Finance, as the fact that taxes are frozen, set bonuses that will help SMEs, entrepreneurs and self-employed, and promoting job creation, was added in the debate today that stated the Town Planning, Joaquín Segado, concerning fees for building permits, ensuring that 9 out of 10 licenses will be preserved if increases in 2013, if the rate is 38 euros in 2012, also will be 38 euros next year, so that upward adjustments will only be noticeable in those works that require more effort.

There are services provided by the government that can not be free, said Segado, higher rates are adjusted and paid by users of the services in question.

Finally, the modification of the Fiscal Regulatory Fee for Provision of urban services for Fiscal Year 2013 has been approved, as in the previous case, the votes in favor of and against PP PSOE, IU-Greens and the Joint -Citizens Movement.

Upon approval of the agenda, the debate has shifted to the long list of motions, requests and questions submitted by the opposition, a total of 43 initiatives, including motions (19), prayers (6) and questions (17), which have played every club, from education and tourism, to Citizen Security and Employment, through sports and Health.

Thus, with respect to the output of the Autonomous Community of Cartagena Port of Cultures consortium in motion raised by the socialist group, the Councillor for Tourism, Palazón Carolina, claimed that this output is irrelevant and we must focus on the management and promotion, because since that was launched 10 years ago the consortium, has grown by 90 percent the number of visitors and 60 percent of overnight stays.

It has also been debate the amendment of the collaboration with the Autonomous Community Plan for Public Safety, in this case the hand IU-Greens group, which has responded to the area councilor, Mariano Garcia, who stood that while there has been a reduction of the grant, 5,000 euros less for police, going from 35,000 to 30,000 euros a year by police, on the other hand has expanded the duration of the plan, which came before 2016 and now extended until 2020.

With the set of questions, which concern issues such as the final cost of the auditorium, the flag of the opening Albujón, staff cuts at the municipal pool or rising water rates, among others, ending a plenary session began at 10 and ended just after 15.20 hours.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena