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Murcia Mayor and Chairman of the Committee on Finance and Local Financing FEMP appreciates the decision to postpone the return of the settlements of 2008 and 2009.
The move, requested by municipalities, is "a breath of fresh air" to the municipal treasury and liquidity available to maintain public services.
The decision announced by the Minister of Finance and Public Administration, Cristobal Montoro, ten years to defer payment of the back settlements of 2008 and 2009 is a "breathing space" vital for municipalities.
This was expressed by the Mayor of Murcia and chairman of the Committee on Finance and Local Financing of the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces, Miguel Ángel Cámara, who believes that this measure, the Government of Mariano Rajoy "fundamental pitch in the municipalities and allows us to respond more calmly to our financial difficulties and gives us greater liquidity to maintain public services we provide to citizens. "
Furthermore, it is an agreement which reflects the Government's support to local authorities, because the postponement of these payments, which reached about 6,000 million euros, is one of the main demands of the cities and we were claiming it since they passed the general assembly held last September FEMP. "
"Clearing the barriers to local funding currently is a basic issue for municipalities to continue to be entities generating jobs and economic activity", stated Chamber, who also pointed out that it is also time to address "a definitive manner reform of local finances and creating a stable framework of government funding as a whole, both state and regional and local. "
If municipalities fail to resolve the cash flow and earnings, "we will promote economic recovery and the generation of stable employment in our people," concludes House.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia
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