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The Socialists transfer a document with proposals against energy poverty to other parties since this alarming situation must be tackled with priority and leaving behind the pusillanimous attitude of the local government to cover file by means of full motions that end in nothing
The PSOE has held a press conference in which its Secretary General, Juan Jimenez, and its councilors, Asun Molina and Pepe Martinez, have announced a document with measures that will transfer the rest of political parties to what they consider an urgent problem And priority in Yecla, to prevent families in economic difficulties in our city cut off services of prime necessity such as electricity, water or gas.
For Juan Jiménez, "we all know how cold and inhospitable the winter is in Yecla and the arrival of these first colds brings with it very difficult situations for hundreds of families who continue to go wrong economically and that after the tragic event of Reus has given visibility Despite the fact that there has been a recovery in economic activity, we still have the alarming number of almost 3,200 unemployed, of whom almost 50% are people over 45 years old with problems to return to the market Labor, and also giving many cases of workers who receive very low wages and working more hours than those that are quoted. "
The secretary general of the PSE of Yecla considers that it is the moment to rethink the drift and the model to which the local government of the PP is taking us, since "they are sold as a kind and close government but the reality is that, as we could see In budgets 2016 and in recent credit modifications, this government is unbridled with the celebrations and the protocol, unbalancing the accounts at the expense of allocating less money to basic issues like putting in operation the maximum number of measures to avoid energy poverty " .
In this regard, Jimenez explained that the Socialists are looking for a reaction in the government team since there was already a motion in December 2015 that was raised in this regard, but "here, as is becoming accustomed to the team led by Marcos Ortuño, approves matters to cover the file and then does not commit to the agreements reached. "
On the other hand, the spokeswoman of the Municipal Socialist Group, Asun Molina has called for urgent joint actions between parties on this situation, as institutions are getting used to their services being covered by NGOs or by charity, but " In view of the low temperatures or the high number of old houses, there is no charity to combat the cold, remembering that as a result of energy poverty, the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 30% of Additional deaths in winter, due to aggravation of previous diseases.
Molina has raised urgent measures because "over issues such as celebrations or protocols is to guarantee basic services to the neighbors and fight to the last of the possibilities that may have the City Council through social services and negotiate with the banks themselves to Those neighbors who have a bad time.
The spokeswoman of the socialist group asks to insist again on the Federation of Municipalities and especially the Government of the Region of Murcia that has the powers to comply with the unanimous agreement of the plenary in which it was asked to negotiate the signing of a convention With electricity and gas supply companies, to seek mechanisms to prevent cuts in services to the population most hit by the crisis.
It also included the signing of an agreement similar to that signed by the ENDESA company and the Canarian Federation of municipalities, which consists of a collaboration so that municipalities identify vulnerable families with the aim of having covered their minimum energy needs And the supply is not cut off.
And request at the moment that the 2017 budgets are being prepared for the government of the Region of Murcia to devote a portion of regional budgets to combat energy poverty.
On the other hand, Asun Molina, before the numerous old houses in Yecla that lack the necessary conditions for the optimization of energy, also considers key that the Government of the Region of Murcia regulates of once Law 10/2016, of 7 of June, against Energy Poverty, which came into force on 15 September and had a deadline to be regulated until this November, in order to specify how to coordinate and carry out communications between the social services of The city councils and the supply companies.
With this matter, the socialist spokesperson has finalized considering that it is essential to prioritize in the short and medium term the improvement of these houses including items in the regional and municipal budgets of 2017 for the rehabilitation of homes that promote energy efficiency.
Source: PSOE Yecla
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