Councilman Let's change Murcia Sergio Ramos has reported today that the City Council has allocated 98,000 euros to the private company which organizes the SOS 4.8 Festival for sponsorship of the event in the town, through an emergency procedure and a negotiated contract, ie who has not gone through public call.
Ramos explained that money to the provision of services or performance of cultural activities around the Festival, but only to publicize it in the media, internet and outdoor advertising is not allocated, among others, for five days at most from 2 to 7 May.
The mayor has said that there are other ways to support this event, which should be part, in his view, of a regional plan of culture, as is by strengthening public transport and enabling "conditions" of the camping areas .
The proposal came from the company that organizes the Festival, Legal Music Live SL, who in the report of previous actions presented to the City Council said that its revenue forecast for this year, including those from the municipal coffers and counseling Culture, which provides 170,000 euros, is 2.3 million euros, compared with expenses exceeding 2.6.
Therefore, taking into account the economic gap, "that it seems to be a way to finance indirectly losses of the company," he argued Ramos, who said that "if the company has made a bad business planning It should not be the City Council to bear the costs of that poor performance. "
In the money granted other services that the city offers every year the Festival are not included, such as the sale of public spaces;
cleaning and maintenance of facilities;
waste management;
supplying containers;
outlets;
technical support;
night lighting and traffic and transport activities.
Source: Cambiemos Murcia