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Union spokesman Progress and Democracy in the city of Murcia, Ruben Juan Serna, strongly criticizes the current urban transport Murcia, calling them "bad" and a future "equally bad", with Autonomous Region, City Council and Latbus concessionaire without reaching an agreement and "citizens paying for it."

Serna said, after meeting with representatives of Latbus, to look for a solution "urgent" to the conflict and that this happens "hopelessly" for dialogue between all parties involved.

Also claims that the equipment grants Government grants more sporting or leisure activities such as a zoo intercity transport.

Councilman UPyD To the team's decision to give city government 9 million euros to a tram that means 2% of the total municipal transport while subsidies are removed a majority use urban transport "is unfair, wrong and leads to a very difficult situation in the coming years. "

Serna also notes that the new concessionaire of municipal public transport, the JV (Joint Venture) formed by Ruiz, Martin and Fernanbus, which will begin next month to service October "disconnected from other municipal services."

For the mayor of Murcia UPyD "this will inevitably bring a drop in the quality of service" and reminds the mayor, Miguel Angel House, "which is all Murcia mayor, of those living in the urban area and those living in the districts. "

"We denounce the Chamber unjustified bet for transportation as a tram", whose plot "wrong in the service of private interests" offer a service to a few, while it ignores the bus.

"We repeat that the tram is an efficient means of transport, efficient, clean and safe" but as has been proposed is "unworkable" continues Serna.

The grant of 9 million to 18 kilometers of service in the town against the withdrawal of subsidy on a means of transport that covers more than 800 kilometers "are devastating figures" and average expenditure per capita "wrong and unjustifiable."

Meanwhile, the regional coordinator of UPyD, Rafael Sanchez, also meeting participant with Latbus, reiterates that opposes the formation magenta "clearly and front" to the reorganization of public transport as it stands, it will mean the frequency suppression as both urban and interurban lines, loss of jobs and rising prices.

Finally reiterate that UPyD has noted on several occasions the need to implement a single ticket and create a municipal transport company, to manage and plan all actions necessary to service the municipality of Murcia.

Source: UPyD Murcia