The PSOE and the groups which support the government of Pedro Sanchez They rejected a motion from the PP asking the Executive to give explanations to Congress on Victor de Aldamacommissioner of the Koldo file according to the Central Operational Unit (UCO) of the Civil Guard, after the businessman pointed the finger at half of the Government in his confession before the judge of the National Audience Ishmael Moreno.
The PP had presented a motion in which, among other things, the government was asked to “give the relevant explanations to the accusations of allegedly criminal acts” brought by the commissioner of the conspiracy and “to the relations of this businessman with the government contained in the police reports included in the report being executed by the said court.
The PSOE, Sumar, ERC, Junts, Bildu, PNV, Podemos and the Canarian Coalition rejected this initiative. The only abstention was that of Nestor Régofrom BNG. On the side of the PP, we regret that “the bloc of partners which supports the Government protected it so that it did not have to give explanations after the revelations of the Aldama court”.
Concretely, the PP motion, signed by the party’s spokesperson in Congress, Miguel Telladoit was an “urgent investigation into the continued attacks on judges and magistrates by members of the government”. They were protected by the Spanish Constitution and the Organic Law 6/1985 of the judicial power to recall, as the latter says, that it is an “obligation” of the public authorities to “respect the independence” of magistrates. In this sense, the PP regretted that “the independence of the judiciary and the respect due to judges and magistrates are being undermined” by “the government itself”.
For all these reasons, the initiative voted this Thursday in the Lower House urges the Government to “respect the independence of the judiciary“not to give “indications or instructions to judges”. He also asked the government and the parties which support it to “stop interfering in the normal functioning of justice” to “personally benefit the entourage of the president”. And finally, “give explanations” on Aldama’s confessions.
Do not eliminate the waste
The PP had also presented a non-legislative proposal aimed at “repealing the garbage tax that the Sánchez government wants to impose on all municipalities”. In this case, she didn’t prosper either. In favor of the elimination of waste There was only PP, Vox and UPN. On the other side were the parties that defended its application in all town halls in Spain.
“Passing the cost on to the citizen is not something unusual in EU countries, but it is less common for this to be done to 100% of the population by means of a law that imposes obligations on all municipalities and on the same date, without taking into account the number of inhabitants of the municipalities”, the popular in his non-legislative proposal.
The PP stressed that this rate “causes a headache for municipalities”. Many town halls “used to finance all or part of the garbage services with general resources from the municipal budget, but now they will no longer be able to do so, since they have the obligation to cover the fee with the fee”. 100% of the cost of the service», argued the signatory deputies.
This is why they criticize that it is a rule “devoid of practical sense”. Instead, they advocated “establishing mechanisms that would allow local entities, as those responsible for management, to face new challenges and commitments.”
The PP asked the government to “respect the municipal autonomy» and allow them to “relieve the tax burden” with available economic resources. And, ultimately, “repeal the establishment and compulsory application of the waste tax to 100% of municipalities”. Ultimately, this measure was also rejected by the Government and its partners.
