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The municipal group of Winning Torre Pacheco / IU-Greens presented to the municipal council of 31 July a proposal to audit public debt and contracts signed by the council during the last twelve years.

Francisco Ramon Martinez Meroņo, spokesman for the municipal group Winning Torre Pacheco / IU-Green, explained that municipal debt combined with the reform of article 135 of the constitution, adopted in 2011 by PSOE and PP, and the adjustment plans in force Since 2012, they have become the council "in an appendix to the bench who has renounced generate welfare structures and minimize the social inequalities that strike Torre Pacheco".

Martinez Meroņo recalled that in Torre Pacheco to prioritize debt repayment has been limited and devalued the provision of public services and many of them, such as nursery schools, are now privately managed, while numerous features "have diminished drastically or directly they have disappeared, such as aid to the university transport ".

The IU-Green spokesman noted that the bulk of the debt of Torre Pacheco "of at least 34 million euros", stems from two sources: the supplier payment plan, which according to Martinez Meroņo "has benefited only the banks that receive money to 1% and has provided municipalities to more than 5% on average ";

and the signing of contracts "of monumental works, such as the new town hall, the Paleontological Museum and the Casa de Fontes finished or assume that their financial slab unexplained cost overruns for all residents," said Martinez.

Earn spokesman explained Torre Pacheco also contracts for the provision of public services they are also assuming both a decline in revenues of the city council as a source of debt, so also must be audited to check whether all conditions have been met award of the contract documents if payments are current and if they could have produced not in accordance with the legality payments.

In this case "contracts should be terminated and the service recovered by the council," asked Martinez Meroņo.

Flailing his proposal, Martinez explained that the audit should be led by municipal officials, but open to all political groups and citizens.

First an audit Commission to study the origin and validity of all municipal debt, and every one of the contracts with private individuals should be established, setting out its conditions and results to public scrutiny.

After the audit, the municipal group Winning Torre Pacheco / IU-Green asked that the coverage of public services and social benefits of health, education, food, housing, economic and ecological security is ensured, based on this negotiate with creditors to restructure debt legitimate council.

Finally Win Torre Pacheco calls if necessary the appropriate legal proceedings are initiated against those responsible for illegitimate debt and the management of privatized utilities to recover if he had violated any provision of the specifications.

Earn spokesman Torre Pacheco / IU-Greens recalled that his group will also ask the plenary to protect and put in value the ancient hamlet of The Santero in Albardinal Taray.

Source: Ganar Torre Pacheco/IU-Verdes