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The councilors Susana Hernandez and Andrea Garrie defend two initiatives of a social nature in Parliament on Thursday to both the City Council and the CARM, increase the allocations for school meals, textbooks and school supplies;

and another related to the adoption of national legislation against energy poverty.

Many families Murcia being hit by the crisis in our town, families, continues Hernandez, who are not likely to give food and clothes for their children and, of course, feel increasingly desperate and even found a little aid institutions.

Spain, according to the latest data provided by Caritas is the second country in the European Union with more children affected by poverty and one of the European countries most affected by the crisis, but instead laments the PSOE mayor of our country invests in protection of children and almost half of the European average, 1.4% of GDP compared with 2.2% family.

In this sense, the Socialist spokesman, Pedro López, is overwhelming.

"The city of Murcia is required to champion the fight against inequality and not let anyone in the way and look the other way."

Meanwhile, Andrea Garrie asked in Parliament that the Consistory Murcia urge the Government of Spain to that immediately present in the Chamber of Deputies for approval of a law that legislates against energy poverty and boost housing rehabilitation .

Remember that 34% of Spanish households with unemployed suffer this situation, standing at the head Murcia, both unemployed, and households affected by fuel poverty.

And it has been the European Union itself which urged Member States to take various measures to protect the weak and ensure gas supply and essential to guarantee a decent life, at an affordable cost to the consumer vulnerable electricity;

and to prohibit the disconnection at critical periods.

So far the Spanish legislation has simply totally inadequate developments laments Garries- who expects that from this moment, from the municipalities we press the Government of Spain to implement rules against energy poverty.

Source: PSOE Murcia