In the plenary session of last Wednesday, celebrated in an extraordinary way for not coinciding with the feast of Holy Thursday, was approved, with the votes in favor of the PSOE and Compromís, a rise in the tax on construction, facilities and works. This point caused discrepancies between the parties.
The Partido Popular and Xàbia Democrática voted against and Ciudadanos por Jávea abstained. Óscar Antón of Xàbia Democrática pointed out that the construction "It moves many sectors and the increase is 30%, this will affect everyone and taxing the construction is not the most reasonable."
Given these statements, the Mayor of Xàbia, José Chulvihe answered that "This increase is due to the decrease in income, and I only had two options: Upload the IBI that would affect the entire population or do what we have done, since construction is a powerful sector with a lot of activity. We have the obligation to square the bills".
Investments in Xàbia
The plenary session began with 20 minutes of delay since the mayor and the spokespersons met before the session to discuss two expense reports with objections. At that meeting, it was decided that the points, 8 and 10 of the day order, would remain on the table awaiting an extension of the file.
It should also be noted that the agenda of the plenary session, the point 5 in which the mayor gave an account, after the decree signed by Minister Montoro, in which municipalities that have liquidity can undertake works. Before this fact, Chulvi commented that from the different departments they are looking at what investments they can make and when they have them, they will be transferred to all the councilors to discuss it.
On the other hand, since the intervention, 10.700 and 72.800 euros expenses were approved. Finally, within the agenda was approved unanimously request a grant to the Ministry of Education, Research, Culture and Sports for the maintenance of the Professional Conservatory of Music for an amount of 518.000 euros.
Frequently asked
In the chapter of several questions were thrown from the opposition. Juan Luis Cardona, from Xàbia Democrática, asked about the construction of a second covered pavilion. The sports councilor, Vicent Colomer said "it was hard". Also, the mayor said there was nothing clear, "First we have to maintain the current facilities: Change the grass of the soccer field, the floor and the leaks of the pavilion and provide more changing rooms for the field of Les Mesquides."
For the construction of a second pavilion, they are seeking advice, since in 2019 the subsidy of the Works and Services Plan of the Provincial Council of Alicante corresponds to them. The debate closed Colomer saying that the problem lies in the lack of municipal land.
Cardona also asked about the possibility of looking for a new and better location for the construction of the Local pool, since it is expected to be built next to the Palau Miguel Buigues.
Before this question, Colomer answered that it is expected to be built there and there should be no problems for the parking of buses "Why Ausias March and Augusta Avenue are close and have enough parking".
Juanlu also asked about the urbanization of Juan Carlos I Avenue. The Councilor of Works, Paco Torres He said that the project is already done and the procedures of the expropriation of the facade of The Santeret.
The popular spokesman, Juanjo García, questioned about pedestrian crossings that they have placed in Juan Carlos I, "from the PP we do not believe that this is the solution". For its part, the person responsible for services, Kika Mata He said he was in agreement and they have made a valued memory and they will do several tests in points that they consider to be conflicting, in front of Molí Blanc, Don Dino, Avenida de Ondara etc.
About the installation of radar, question of the PP, the councilor of Security said that it leaves its comxicotetion, "We have no budget. There is a request for us to give us the radars but there is nothing concrete", he claimed Pepa Gisbert.
The municipal government raises taxes to "compensate" capital gains. Have they occurred to "cut" expenses in other areas such as parties, mobile disco, castles and pyrotechnics varies where, every year, more than one million euros is allocated?