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Councillor for Izquierda Unida Los Verdes Murcia +, Esther Herguedas, said today that education "is not a priority for the PP" in the municipality as the council's budget for 2010 the sector recorded a decline of 5, 5 million euros for the present exercise.

"That cut is alarming and conducting the municipal government's intention for next year in one of the departments with greater social impact," he assured Herguedas recalling that in the current budget does not include many of the games designed for educational programs .

He highlighted that the budget for primary schools in 2010, which is "the most important competition that has the council on education," only reached 3.6 million euros and forecast does not include the construction of any facility or the increase in public squares.

Furthermore, he assured that the item addressed to the promotion of environmental education, endowed with 325,600 euros, "is insufficient because it does not allow to address to promote awareness campaigns among the young to respect the culture environment and sustainable development."

According to the mayor of the leftist coalition, the budget should provide universal public education from 0 to 3 years, "as in other municipalities governed by IU, such as Cordoba and Rivas-Vaciamadrid," he Apostille .

HEALTH AND SOCIAL SERVICES

As for the Department of Social Services, Herguedas stressed that the council intended for 3 percent of the budget to this concept despite "full recovery from the crisis, many citizens of the municipality that are in precarious absolute" .

"There is increasing support for families, not carried out new policies to integrate immigrants and, more worryingly, just take actions to combat social exclusion."

In the health field, said that the budget does not include campaigns for the prevention of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, although this action "should be a matter for the municipalities.

It emphasized the council should also take oral hygiene, "especially among the most disadvantaged, who can not access this service in the private market."

Source: IU+LV Murcia