PlanE and Plan Confianza, Dec. 2009

I would like to explain some of the investment plans going on at the present moment in Orihuela and Coast.

The Spanish government has issued the so called "PlanE" which is money put at the disposal of the Town Halls to increase employement, work, projects etc. in times of crisis.
Through this PlanE Orihuela has received for the current year 2009 the amount of 13 millions Euros. On the Coast it has been used to build the water tank in La Zenia to collect the rain water. That was it, the "rest" of the 13 millions has been spend in Orihuela Town.
For 2010 there will be an amount of 9 millions of Euros. With this money at the present moment 2 centros infantiles have been planned for the Coast.
Money of PlanE is money which is existing and which the Town Hall will be receiving. We will see if some more projects could be financed at the Coast or if again most of money will be used up in Orihuela Town.
Remember that the request of PSOE to build the bridge crossing the N332 in La Regia with these funds, a request which has been rejected by the ruling party PP.


The Generalidad Valenciana has a so called "Plan Confianza". This is money which is not yet approved, which means that projects made with this money are not yet approved, so that they can be made or not. One of those projects made with money of the Plan Confianza is the Sports Center in Playa Flamenca.

We from Los Verdes think that it is most important inform the citizens about these backgrounds, so that everybody knows if the improvements made on the Coast are paid with our taxes or if Orihuela gets the money from elsewhere, and which percentage of money from the government or from the Generalidad is spend on the Coast.
In the past of all the tax money raised on the Coast, less than 10% has been inverted in the Coast.