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Councilman IU-Greens in the city of Murcia, José Ignacio Tornel, today expressed outrage at the refusal of the People's municipal group to adopt a common position of the political representatives of the plenary session in the Board of Emuasa face not to accept increases in water rates during 2015.
The proposal, discussed by the full City November of statements by a member of the private part of the company in the last Board of Directors, when exposed forecasting not receive contributions of the Tajo-Segura in 2015.
"Therefore, the appeal was raised to buy water from desalination, more expensive, which would increase rates for subscribers Emuasa".
In this situation, IU-Green believes to request that whether or not to resort to the purchase of desalinated water, since it is obvious that would increase the costs clarification.
The public and majority share of the company, ie the City of Murcia, has been asked to maintain a "unanimous position" of all municipal groups to require the company to not pass on the increased cost of purchasing water receipt of subscribers.
To Tornel, "the vast profits of the enterprise (nearly 5 million / year) provide a margin to protect the citizens of a twist on the water bill."
The council recalled that the essential work of the City Council is to protect citizens, especially in this time of deep crisis.
"The Popular Party will not recognize or that are known to the Social Fund willing to serve families has exploded before the avalanche of cases of necessity in the town, but the worst is that refuses to act with responsibility conferred its post party in municipal government. "
He assured that despite being a predominantly public company, "the attitude of the PP makes practical purposes water management is in the hands of private and minority share of the company. That is, the profile of joint venture is a farce because the PP does not exercise its responsibility to ensure the public interest, this time represented on the needs of families. "
According to IU-Greens, the private part of Emuasa acts according to its corporate responsibility and profit inherent, "and this is clearly permissible" to the extent of control the company in real terms.
"It is the PP who refuses to develop its public service obligation to prevent all municipal representatives we show ourselves as one voice on the Board of Emuasa and use our majority to uphold the rights of citizens".
To Tornel, "on these occasions demonstrated in the service of who we are each other".
Source: IURM
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