The plenary session of Pamplona City Hall approved Joseba Asiron With the support of the PSOE of Pamplona and the votes of Bildu Geroa Bai and Contigo, the project Budgets of the city by 2025, which is equivalent to 287.6 million eurosA 7.7% more than the 266.9 million approved by 2024 and “the highest figure in the city’s history, surpassing the 270 million approved in 2007.”
The increase in collection comes from the brutal increase in taxes marked by Bildu and supported by the PSOE of Pamplona after the update of the presentation of the cadastral evaluation of Pamplona and collect 12.5 million from Property tax (IBI), instead of distributing them pro rata.
Approval of the accounts took place after signature, in Novemberof an agreement between the forces that make up the team of Government (EH Bildu, Geroa Bai And With you-Zurekin) and the PSN. He 40% of the budget approved this Thursday will be allocated to social spending and near the 25% to “the improvement of the consolidated city and the promotion of the future city”. They are expected investments value 37.9 million eurosA 28.6% more than in 2024.
During the plenary session held this Thursday, the avenues were discussed amendments to the whole of UPN And PPwhich were rejected, and the 39 specific amendments presented by the group regionalist.
It’s her turn to speak, Delegate Advisor for Finance, Responsible Public Procurement and Human Resources, Garbine Buenodeclared that these budgets are “historic” both in their amount and in the date of their approval, “since in the recent past they have never been approved so early and so quickly.” This, he says, shows “that it is a effective management“. “We put Pamplona at full speed to reach a city more progressivefurther fair and more cohesive“, he indicated, after adding that the city “will have the budgets it needs and deserves, budgets GOOD And progressive, social, brave, innovative“.
For his part, Carlos Salvadorof UPNemphasized that the PSN “does not have the possibility to vote against budgets or to go against Pictures“, because “if they did so, they would endanger the survival of the power of Sanchez And chivite“The roles have been distributed in this play, in this great farce, because since the motion of censure, EH Bildu represents the leading role and you represent the role of essential extras”, he underlined. In this sense, he considered that the socialists “do not have negotiating weapons” but rather “a blank check” For EH Bildutherefore “they must show that there is a negotiation”.
Marina Curielof the PSNcriticized the fact that UPN “focused on the discussion on Socialist Partynot by defending their amendments or their proposals For Pamplona“. “Is that what really worries you? It appears more and more clearly that they remain anchored in a attack of pathological jealousy not to govern”, he declared. As he indicated, since the PSN “we looked closely” Budgets and “we have been very demanding in our contributions”. “After a rigorous negotiation we managed to reach a plural agreement with the government team while you, UPN And People’s Partythey get stuck in their obsessions and ghosts of the past“, he indicated.
From PPN, Carmen Alba rejected these accounts because “not only are they a reflection of who makes them and who supports them, but they also represent a burden” unjustified And disproportionate for citizens.” Among other issues, he criticized the fact that “save“what the budget figure represents” does not translate into a tangible improvement for our neighbors, because it is accompanied by a historic rise of the taxes of a 18.5% more regarding 2024.” “This tax sword This means that the residents of Pamplona will pay 68 million In direct taxes. Instead of relieving economic pressure on familiesthey choose to give them even more weight,” he said.
