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The socialist spokesman, who recalls that this exemption is the one that the PSOE raised in May, criticizes that Mayor Ballesta's team "has taken six months to approve it when we have municipalities within the Region and throughout Spain that have been more sensitive when applying it.

with agility and also with much more commitment " The Municipal Socialist Group has voted this morning in favor of the one hundred percent discount of the rate for the special use of land for public use with tables and chairs, but has made it a condition that this tax that affects the hotel industry be reviewed for extend it until the end of the year, since "the sector is one of the great harmed by this pandemic situation, which forces to limit capacity and hours in bars and restaurants to avoid contagion", explained the socialist spokesman, José Antonio Serrano, who He has participated in the Plenary Committee on Infrastructure, Finance, Economic Management and General Affairs, together with the councilors Carmen Fructuoso, Juan Vicente Larrosa and Andrés Guerrero. In this regard, he warns that "this is precisely what we proposed in the middle of this year, specifically in May, when the vote on the modification of tax ordinances, in which we abstained from considering some unambitious bonuses and with little capacity to protect families and the self-employed ".

Therefore, "although today's decision is very successful, it is also true that Mayor Ballesta's team has taken six months to approve it when we have municipalities within the Region and throughout Spain that have been more sensitive in applying this exemption with agility and also with much more commitment.

" Likewise, it states that "it is also essential that more staff be provided at the service than Urban Quality so that open files are expedited and that no problem is generated with the modifications that the terraces will have with the entry of cold (stoves, enclosures, etc) ", and remember that" it could also be seen the possibility of carrying out temporary street cuts and using more parking spaces whenever possible and not harming the neighborhood or going against other ordinances of our municipality.

" In this sense, Serrano affirms that "once we have taken this step with the hospitality sector, we will insist on reducing the tax burden on the most vulnerable families, especially when paying the IBI". The socialist spokesman considers that "we are at a critical time for health, but also for the economy and it is now when the Murcia City Council, with this government team, must demonstrate that it is up to the task." He adds that, in addition, some municipal budgets have just been approved "in which there is no noticeable drop in income from the collection of taxes, but from yesterday to today the situation due to the pandemic is worsening and exceptional measures must be taken to these exceptional times.

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Source: PSOE Murcia