The leadership of the DANA on October 29, which devastated part of the province of Valencia, focused the control session on the president of the Generalitat Valenciana, Carlos Mazonwhich accused the left of trying to take political advantage of the disaster and accused Pedro Sánchez of not approving enough reconstruction aid.
During a tense debate marked by interruptions, the President of the Consell declared that with a total budget of 583 billion euros, the Government allocated 3.6 billion of aid which will have to be returned, while the Generalitat, with a budget of 30 billion, has mobilized 400 million in “non-refundable” direct aid.
“They went from the shame of ‘if they want help they have to ask for it’ to the immorality of if they want help they have to pay for it and with interest,” Mazón said when asked by the parliamentary spokesperson of the PSPV, José Munoz.
The president declared that 7 requests out of 10 to the central government were rejected. In this sense, he assured that they have not allocated any requested amount for school equipment and transportation, for health centers, for flood infrastructure, for the repair of industrial zones or for small businesses .
“We don’t need fuss, we need work, more proposals and more demands from the government”, defended the head of the Consell, who explained that of the 31 billion that he demands from Pedro Sánchez for the recovery of the areas affected by the floods, they have only planned 14,000, “of which half will have to be returned”.
José Muñoz during the control session with Carlos Mazón
In this sense, he announced that 21 million euros in direct regional aid have already been paid. “3,500 families They already have this money in their pockets,” he said.
Furthermore, in turn responding to Vox, he recalled that aid had already been approved for a total of 400 million euros and announced that a new line would be approved for the Fallas houses concerned, the workshops of Fallas artists and clothing companies. pyrotechnics.
Vox Reviews
The Vox Mediator, Jose Maria Llanoswho before the disaster that claimed the lives of 222 people according to the latest official data, used to have a friendly tone with the president, returned this Thursday to criticize Mazón’s management.
He asked him if he “considers he is acting with due diligence” and assured that “deficiencies in management continue to be noted”. He criticized “that there are problems in the houses”, in the evacuation of sludge, that “help is not arriving” and that there is no “single command”.
In this sense, he expressed the hope that the appointment of the new vice-president for reconstruction, Francisco Gan Pampols“covers the deficiencies in the coordination and management of the tragedy”.
The parliamentary spokesperson for Santiago Abascal’s party went further and demanded the dismissal of the regional secretary of Emergencies, Emilio Argüésoto which Mazón did not respond.
According to Llanos, if the new Consell “wants to manage well and demonstrate it”, it must “immediately fire” the person responsible for emergencies.
Motion of censure
For his part, the Compromise Mediator, Joan Baldovidemanded Mazón’s resignation and stressed that his party will only “rest” when it “answers before the courts and before the Valencian people”.
The leader of the coalition referred to the motion of censure that he plans to present, but for which they need the support of the PSPV to be able to register it. “If he had a sense of honor, he would not hide behind the dismissal of two advisors or the brother-in-law of a general,” he added.
The vice-presidents of the Consell, Susana Camarero and Francisco Gan Pampols
Baldoví’s question ended with cries of “resignation, resignation” from Compromís deputies.
José Munozof the socialist group, also demanded political responsibilities and focused its criticism on the measure approved by the Plenary Council this Tuesday aimed at removing the salary cap for regional councilors and secretaries, to allow those who were civil servants to maintain their salary, higher to the head of the Consell.
Faced with these criticisms, Carlos Mazón regretted what he described as the left’s “attempts to profit from tragedy”. He accused the Valencian PSOE of trying to “cover up the corruption that surrounds its president and his government”.
