Murcian municipality is "nearly broke"
The town of Moratalia in Murcia is nearly broke, according to its mayor. Since April, 120 public employees have not been paid and Moratalia's debt is listed at 28 million euros, Mayor Antonio García said on Wednesday.
"This is awful," he added.
The mountainous town of 8,500 inhabitants owes at least 9 million euros to local suppliers, and has a 600,000 euro loan debt with the Industry Ministry.
García, a Popular Party (PP) politician, was elected on May 22 after four years of Socialist government. "The halt in construction, the crisis and the lack of revenue has brought us to this," he said in a telephone interview.
He added that immediate measures must be taken, such as raising taxes, which goes against a directive from the PP. "I don't care what my party thinks. We need to act now and raise taxes. It is a brave decision."
Tu suscripción se está usando en otro dispositivo
¿Quieres añadir otro usuario a tu suscripción?
Si continúas leyendo en este dispositivo, no se podrá leer en el otro.
FlechaTu suscripción se está usando en otro dispositivo y solo puedes acceder a EL PAÍS desde un dispositivo a la vez.
Si quieres compartir tu cuenta, cambia tu suscripción a la modalidad Premium, así podrás añadir otro usuario. Cada uno accederá con su propia cuenta de email, lo que os permitirá personalizar vuestra experiencia en EL PAÍS.
¿Tienes una suscripción de empresa? Accede aquí para contratar más cuentas.
En el caso de no saber quién está usando tu cuenta, te recomendamos cambiar tu contraseña aquí.
Si decides continuar compartiendo tu cuenta, este mensaje se mostrará en tu dispositivo y en el de la otra persona que está usando tu cuenta de forma indefinida, afectando a tu experiencia de lectura. Puedes consultar aquí los términos y condiciones de la suscripción digital.
Últimas noticias
From Andorra to Gibraltar, a black market for Ozempic exploits its success: ‘They’re the most sought-after products in the world’
Magnets in their heads: How some animals guide themselves using the Earth’s magnetic field
From Hungary’s Orbán to Chile’s Kast: How Trump helps turbo charge the far right
The brief rise and retreat of Generation Z in Mexico
Most viewed
- Why we lost the habit of sleeping in two segments and how that changed our sense of time
- Trump’s obsession with putting his name on everything is unprecedented in the United States
- Charles Dubouloz, mountaineering star, retires at 36 with a farewell tour inspired by Walter Bonatti
- The Florida Keys tourist paradise is besieged by immigration agents: ‘We’ve never seen anything like this’
- Living in a motorhome due to soaring housing prices in Madrid: ‘I got used to it quickly, but I don’t idealize it’
