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At last! A budget to work with EXCLUSIVE: INSIGHT INTO TORREVIEJA’S BUDGET If you are a regular reader of Costa Blanca People then you will know that the town’s budget has been up for discussion in recent months. Finally, on Monday,12th February the budget was passed and the town can begin to plan for the future.
‘It’s been a long journey,’ explains José Hurtado, the councillor responsible for putting the budget together.‘One that began for us following the town’s local elections in 2015.’ Since then there has been on going negotiations between the four political parties currently governing Torrevieja (Los Verdes, PSOE, APTCe and IU) and opposition groups (Sueña, Ciudadanos and Partido Popular). The budget was finally agreed when Sueña and Ciudadanos gave it their support. Councillor Hurtado kindly agreed to speak to Costa Blanca People. He is one of the councillors for Los Verdes and is also responsible for education in the town. From his office in the
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town hall he spoke passionately of the difficult economic situation that the town halls in Spain have found themselves in and of their plans for the future. From the diagrams inside (page 6) you can see that there are different sections to the budget. The headings include: • Budget investments for 2018 – 4.73 million euros that the government can allocate to different projects • Comparison of expenses – the spending on essential services this year compared to 2017 • Medium term investments – what’s planned in the medium term • Additional investments for 2018 The additional investments come from other sources and are dependent upon spending decisions made elsewhere. Even if this money is not available the Continued on page 6
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