The Local Coordinating Union, Progress and Democracy (UPyD) in Cartagena, Fulgencio Egea, has stated that the ORA in Cartagena is not only the most expensive in the region, but it violates the rights of citizens, it penalizes neighbors some cities over other: For the same service, it is more expensive to park in Cartagena, in Murcia and Lorca.
By affecting all inhabitants, says Egea, discriminates against people with lower incomes and those who have to work daily in the town.
Egea has questioned that recovery ORA daily collection by the City Council has made a real improvement in service for all citizens, rather we consider it an insult if we compare to other municipalities that have chosen to take a more relaxed during the summer with their parking areas.
Likewise said that is nonsense that the city of Cartagena and has suggested that the release of payment authorized parking areas throughout the month of August facilitate better access to everyone working at this time and would be a incentive for vacationers and citizens who are on vacation to approach the city center and shop, boosting the downtown holiday these days.
Complaints share traders Santa Florentina that income significantly diminished by the lack of interest of the consistory.
To end the Coordinator urged the consistory to reduce tax collection formulas that do not offer better service to citizens but use it as their pagan nonsense and requests the Government Team streamlining the service and not its transformation into an unfair tax that converts parking service confiscatory system.
Source: UPyD Cartagena