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The spokesman for the orange formation is concerned about the alarming lack of control of public spending by the local government and the negative consequences of this lack of control over all Murcia

Citizen spokesman Mario Gomez today expressed his concern at the alarming increase in the debt of the City of Murcia that has been triggered by having to assume as municipal debt the cost of construction and operation of the tram.

Loans with authorization

"We have a worrying situation that will have negative consequences for the functioning of the Consistory, since from now on, the City Council will need authorization to obtain loans, which will condition the future of the investments that Murcia demand," said Gómez.

"These issues," he said, "reinforce our arguments and the continuous calls for attention to the Government of José Ballesta to optimize resources and reduce superfluous expenses to be able to have more liquidity and make the investments needed by neighbors."

Uncontrol and lack of control

For the spokesman of Cs, "this situation is a clear breach of the objectives of debt and spending rule, the result of the alarming lack of control of public money and the lack of control of the PP of the millionaire concessions made these years, as in the case Of the tram ".

"Decisions of this type," Gómez denounced, "bring more debt, more deficits and less investment."

Thus, he recalled how, after the concession of the tram, Murcia public transport suffered a severe blow, costing Murcia more than 9 million euros (from 9 to 18), despite the elimination of lines and frequencies, Increase of the tariffs and a clear diminution of the quality of the service ".

Iceberg tip of debt

According to Gómez, "if the PP continues to look away, turning a blind eye, this increase in City Hall debt is only the tip of the iceberg of an enormous amount of money still to be recognized as debt;

And that the PP elude to account, year after year, in the municipal budgets ".

Regarding the payments pending recognition, Gomez cited as an example the 80 million euros of the Special Plan for Hydraulic Infrastructures of Murcia (PEIH), more than three million euros of economic imbalances of sports facilities, Of the concessionaires of the public transport, as well as the high amounts of uncontrolled invoices that Adif is placing to Murcia Consistory before the lack of control and control of Jose Ballesta and his team on the works of the AVE to Murcia.

Source: Ciudadanos Murcia