Manuel Ruiz, the former mayor of Ribera and now a Popular Party senator, insists that his legacy to the new government in Balban’s capital includes 51 million euros of investments to be implemented. He added that the debt that existed when he presented his municipal budget proposals in March was just over 11 million euros, adding that the new rulers had increased the debt by 1.2 million euros in just over 100 days in office. So the former MP wanted to respond to everything he had heard and read in recent months, something he didn’t want to do but was forced to clarify on certain issues, and said he hoped not to have to do it again , in order to devote himself fully to the work of the Senate.
Ruiz Rivas said virtually all the work to be completed by the end of 2025 was “commissioned by letters from the Council or the previous administration.” Referring to the works being promoted with the €9.7 million Next Generation Fund, “these works are not in the council and – he said – are all recorded. “The government wants to be able to remove them quickly because they have their own order stipulating that execution period. ” He detailed plans for the sustainable development of tourism, including the Saiñas River and Amesida trails, the traffic calming in Fonteseca or the Interactive Museum of the Sea; the business plan, the most important of which is the restructuring of the future auditorium and the municipality the existing infrastructure between the halls, giving them an essential pedestrian character; and the renovation of the Pirep1 and Pirep2 Town Halls and the Aguiño Greenhouse.
Edusi’s 4 million
Regarding Edusi, he said that he thought the money would be less after paying some certification fees, pointing to the “Footsteps of Intelligent Workers, Paseo do Río Grande and auction of works with 4 million euros” Speaking about the future auditorium, “I would like to clarify that , in the near future it will be one of the most profitable works of this Bureau.” In this sense, he pointed out that for every euro invested by the Ribeira City Council, two euros are distributed by other governments, adding that it is necessary What was included in the full budget was “not the fault of the previous government, nor the fault of Major Projects”. , but it will be the fault of the Executive Committee of the Socialist Party for approving the order to update the prices, and the concessionaires for the works have the right to comply with this reimbursement, since the order will make it necessary to pay them,” he stressed.
Other investments, Manuel Ruiz said, were to combine remaining funds year after year, such as the $2.5 million for the Pedras Vermellas industrial zone, half of which was used to cover expropriation costs and the other half for urbanization, in addition to There are libraries and rowing clubs and he lists 2 million POS works. To the total of 21 million euros, we must add more than 30 million euros in other government-approved funding, such as medical centres, variants, covered athletics tracks and housing expected to start this year, the former mayor said. The budget is $2.5 million and $13 million is allocated.
actual debt figures
Ruiz said the most painful things he heard and read were about debt because he said the numbers used were incorrect. He said he applauded the current executive for increasing it by $1.2 million because “it is a productive debt,” explaining that essentially the debt was 20% of the European Fund’s contribution to municipal works for Annuities for the renovation of the old auditorium, including the relocation of municipal offices during the reform of the town hall, as well as the covered athletic field and library. He added that the Galician Housing and Solo Institute (IGVS) has debts to pay for the library and buildings on the A Muiñeira and Romero Ortiz curves, as well as aid from the PAS and PAI programs that do not have to be returned, and They were approved by the company without any objections. That is why he said that the actual debt left during his term was 7.3 million euros, which the three parties have now raised to 8.1 million euros. “It’s important that it requires investment more than it costs the council, the ability to pay it on time and the conditions that have to pay back are important,” he said.
The former mayor of Riberense said that when he came into power, his only form of financing “was bank debt” and anyone who has looked at the budgets in recent years can confirm that municipal debt has always exceeded 5%. However, he pointed out that currently, the budget proposed by the current local chief executive is 2.54%, which is still short of 60% of the debt, although this figure may be higher. Ruiz Rivas said that if the government team wanted to reduce the debt, it could do so automatically by “returning the cards of the remoou club that do not support Edusi nor the work of the Aguiño Conservatoire, so there is no debt.” Adding, “All actions that were not passed unanimously or voted against were included in the 2021 ordinance, which resulted in the library and rowing club, while the mayor has repeatedly stated that they are the work of his administration .” ”
The popular senator said he hopes this is the last time he will be involved in municipal politics because he wants to respect the current government, “but I don’t want anything to happen or that I have to deal with the current government and it’s not my fault .” The situation of this bureau. “” he said. Manuel Ruiz mentioned several invoices issued by the local government, including one for meals provided by the Gravado Art Museum for the Atlante Prize, and another for an award made in 2021 and awarded this year. Invoice for each piece of work. To him, this suggests “you can’t find those rugs they’re trying to lift.” After saying this, he insisted that he wanted to devote himself to the Senate and that the data he provided were “a starting point for the government team to start work, not an excuse to stop or not start a work.” Act and apply it. “That was the ‘enemy’s silver bridge,’ because if he wanted to tear down the bridge, they knew he was skilled enough to walk down the mountain and eventually get to the other side. ”