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The Mayor of Murcia, Miguel Angel House, said this morning, in the presentation of the conference "The Local Tax to the Economic Crisis", which is the right time to put on the table ideas and opinions that help to bring new initiatives and ideas that future debate on local financing, whose date is yet to be determined and therefore expected to be held soon.

Mayor House has said that this time, coordinated between the city of Murcia and University of Murcia, is held at the right time because "the current financial situation is extremely delicate and two years ago that the National Government is committed to tackle the reform of local financing in parallel and linked to regional funding, but this commitment José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero has failed to approve the regional financing regardless of the local.

"We are living in years of lower funding for municipalities, specifically this year we received 24% less of government transfers to municipalities.

He has said that this aspect is particularly important for municipalities, the closest to citizens and providers of direct services.

Services, on the other hand, are not adequately funded by other administrations.

House has also said that all these aspects have motivated in recent years has had to conduct a special and important effort by the government team.

Those attending the press conference have agreed that the forthcoming rise in VAT, from 16 to 18% - does not come at the right time.

Asked about the impact of the VAT increase in the self, the Mayor of Murcia has said that, without a doubt, "this increase will be a major effort to municipalities.

In the case of payment capabilities to medium and large companies, as well as self-evidently "they depend on the situation of each council, pointed out House, who also said that regarding the City of Murcia, The year 1996 is reaching some financial products easier and faster payments to suppliers, through a series of agreements with financial institutions that allow those who offer services to the City charge in a timely manner.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia