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The president of the FMRM recalls that the Government of the Nation "has breached the commitment to address the reform of local finance in parallel with the regional"

The National Government has reduced this year the current transfers to municipalities

Miguel Ángel Cámara, Murcia Mayor and President of the Federation of Municipalities of the Region, thanked the President Valcárcel the Regional Government "comes to the rescue" of municipalities to the complicated situation that cross because the economic crisis.

One difficulty caused largely by the decline in current revenues, while maintaining the same level in the provision of public services.

The aid will essentially come from the increase in Chapter 4 of the regional budgets, 2010.

The aim is to increase funding for the Autonomous Community to assist municipalities in support of their operating expenses, which are precisely those generated by the provision of basic services (lighting, cleaning, refuse collection, etc.).

The announcement was released at the end of the meeting held this morning by the Regional Government President, Ramón Luis Valcárcel, the President of the FMRM, Miguel Angel House, the Minister of Presidency and Public Administration, María Pedro Reverte, and FMRM two vice presidents, mayors of Cartagena, Pilar Barreiro-and-Jesus Navarro Calasparra.

Chamber has expressed satisfaction at being able to "move the president of the Regional Government of Murcia municipalities concern about the economic crisis and lack of response we are taking by the National Government to the demands of municipalities.

The president recalled FMRM is "urgently needed" comprehensive reform of local funding and has once again reported that President Rodriguez Zapatero "has breached the commitment it made with the municipalities to negotiate and manage reform local funding in parallel and at the same time as the regional finance reform. "

Faced with this attitude of "abandonment" by the National Government, Chamber has assessed the Government of the Region pick us up and help us in this time of crisis. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia