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UPyD spokesman in the city of Murcia criticizes new Sustainability Streamlining Act and Local Government does not address a real update of the municipal structure or its staff efficiently through the merger of municipalities, in addition to strengthening the role of "undemocratic entities" such as provincial and make a "bad" regulation of the powers of local authorities

The spokesman for Progress and Democracy Union in the city of Murcia, Juan Ruben Serna, says the new Act and Sustainability Streamlining Local Government "is not a effective solution of problems" but instead, "is toward contrary to what would be the necessary reform of the institutions that citizens need. "

According to Serna, the reform does not address a real update of the municipal structure or its staff efficiently through the merger of municipalities so, strengthens the role of "undemocratic bodies such as the Councils" have also done a "bad" regulation of the powers of local authorities.

As the mayor explained, "UPyD has never ordered a general withdrawal of powers to municipalities, but a merger permitted to provide such services more efficiently."

"We are convinced that the merger would offer huge savings because the same work with fewer material resources would."

The municipal merger is to Serna "a process that must be initiated through a serious and rigorous study leading to the fusion of the smaller municipalities of 20,000 inhabitants."

"We should learn from what has been done in Europe, merging municipalities to reduce operation and management costs and gain efficiency and quality service delivery to citizens."

Also, for UPyD Murcia "one of the key aspects is the withdrawal of powers that councils practiced properly, basic services such as assistance while planning competition continues," origin of the vast majority of cases of political corruption in Spain ".

"Remove powers to municipalities to grant it to opaque and remote institutions of democratic control as Councils can only bring more patronage, more corruption and less effectiveness in delivering public services."

From UPyD Murcia, "vindicate political transparency being the citizens who decide on elected representatives and not to shares of political parties, which are now elect the provincial deputies."

Source: UPyD Murcia