In the regular plenary on 27th July the Local Government of the Popular Party approved a price increase of 19% water, up Sewer Rate 64% and a rise of 31% in the case of the maintenance fee meter.
This more expensive receipt Water cehegineras families about 25%.
On July 27, the City Council regular plenary Cehegín, PP Local Government approved a new rate hike that will impact an increased water bill.
The proposal was voted against the Socialist Municipal Group for whom the rise "is totally unjustified from the point of economically and socially and will represent an average increase of 10 € on a receipt for a family of four, because they forget that this new rise, add also the increase in VAT. "
For the Socialist spokesman, José Rafael Rocamora, this new rise is a new "looting" the ailing economy Cehegineras many families who will pay the water, a commodity, a luxury price to pay for the excesses and extravagances committed by the mismanagement of the PP government.
In this sense, Rocamora proposed as an alternative to the rising price of water to cover potential losses or profit declines, AQUAGEST Company, licensee of the supply service, the reduction of the fee the company pays to the City or the use of 4 million euros to the concessionaire deposited in the municipal coffers at the time of the granting of service, year 2008, according to Hall.
During the debate, from the Socialist Municipal Group, showed great indignation at a Local Government that this new tax increase, along with other recently approved the occasion of the Adjustment Plan to address the return of Municipal Debt, shows that is totally insensitive to the difficult situation that many families are going through Cehegín, which according to Rocamora is "rule back to the citizens."
Source: PSOE Cehegín