The spokesperson for Advice And advise of the Treasury, Ruth Merinodescribed as “a weather balloon from the minister” Mr. Jesus Montero a hypothetical debt forgiveness to the autonomous communities. Furthermore, he recalled that for the Advice the priority is reform of autonomous financing and that the Government summons the presidents to respond to it.
This was stated at a press conference after the plenary session of the Advice when asked about If the Valencian PP government is in favour of debt cancellationin accordance with the statements of the also Vice-President of the Government offering for other autonomies the single funding for Catalonia provided for in the PSC-ERC agreement.
Regarding the cancellation of the debt, Merino explained that there is only “information interested or disclosed” and that “at no time did they receive any proposal or offer of any kind.” In addition, he criticized the fact that Minister Montero “did not” respect the agreed deadlines and recalled that financing must be addressed “in the appropriate forum and with urgency.”
This is why he asked the Government to convene the Conference of Presidents talk about financing and “present a reform proposal in which all communities work in the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council (CPFF)”.
Given the failure to meet deadlines and the absence of a unitary financing system, the advise criticized the government for “forgetting to carry out financial reform.”get to work“, he urged the minister and the President of the Government, Pedro Sanchezafter accusing them of leaving the Financing reform forgotten “in a drawer”.
In his statements, he appealed to “the obvious particularity of the Valencian Community and its deficit situation in relation to the resources it receives from the system” to request again a leveling fund which is, according to the PPCV, “urgent and necessary“With this measure, the Valencian government seeks equalize the financial situation of the Valencian Community with the rest of the autonomies.
Ruth Merino during the Consell press conference. VAB
Finally, the advise The Treasury has demanded the presentation of a single financial proposal for all autonomous communities. However, until then, Merino considers that it is “essential“that the leveling fund of the Valencian Community be carried out in a manner”immediate“
Other agreements
THE advise Ruth Merino also announced other agreements that were reached in the plenary session this Tuesday. First, the authorization of the processing of the contract for the acquisition of vaccine doses necessary for the development of vaccination programs in the Valencian Community.
This contract has an estimated value of 38 million euros as reported by the advise. Includes the acquisition of vaccines for centers in the field of public health and the contract duration is one year with the possibility of extension for an additional 12 months.
On the other hand, the Advice authorized the Department of the Treasury, Economy and Public Administration the centralized award, by means of a framework agreement, of power supply in the consumption points of the administration of the Generalitat, its instrumental public sector and its affiliated entities.
The framework agreement, with an estimated value of 257.4 million euroswill be valid for one year and may be extended for a further 12 months. The supply complies with the requirement that the energy consumed by the Valencian administration must be 100% green and renewable as transmitted by the spokesperson of the Advice at a press conference.
