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Bay Radio's continuing coverage of the local elections here in Spain
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And I'm pleased to welcome Mayor Jose Chilby to the studio today
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Great to see you. In these four years, what have been your priorities for your government of Have You
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Oh, thank you very much for giving me the opportunity to talk to you, thanks to Bay Radio
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enable me to explain directly to you the activities and projects that the town hall is working on
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As you know, one of the priorities of this government is to protect people
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We have experienced a chain of events for several years now, which are out of our control
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The pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and all its consequences. Now the energy and commodity crisis have brought us to a level of inflation
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And now in this century, during these years, we have been putting in all resources to help whoever has needed
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The companies that closed during the pandemic or had reduced turnover, people who were became unemployed from one day to the next
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and families who were already having a hard time. This was the challenge
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We provided help for the self and companies created plans to provide work for the unemployed and expanded the budget for social services to be distributed as emergency aid
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Certainly a lot of things to contend with. How can the government of Javier fight against that situation of rising prices to help families and companies
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Well, in the last few months, we have seen that the crisis without distinction affects all of us
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We can see how shopping costs more every day. Filling up the petrol tank or the bills for electricity and gas
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and other services have all gone up, except for water, since here we are fortunate in having a municipal company
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that is managing without raising the water rates. As a town hall, we can do anything to lower electricity or full prices
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However, we are taking steps to help both the people and the small businesses
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that give life to our economy. In your last bill, you will have already seen that the EB has been lowered for you compared to the previous year
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I know this because we approve a 70 discount that we will maintain as long as possible The other help being provided to our people by the town hall is that the bill for the rubbish collection services has been cancelled for this year This means that 125 euros
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per household will not be charged, nor will commercials a premise paid. We have also cancelled other
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rates such as those for the municipal nursery, which will help young families, or the opening
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tax for new businesses, to encourage new companies. to open and provide work in the town
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And to help employment and local businesses? We are also trying to promote local commerce and purchase in the town with 50% subsized consumer wishers
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We have already had two campaigns and we will initiate a new one
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For the fourth year, we are launching a social employment plan offering 43 jobs, laborers for
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construction or forestry brigades, Janita. and cleaning staff for unemployed people. So how does Havier Town Hall afford these policies
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Is it possible? Yes. All these measures represent a lot of expenditure for the Town Hall
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and we are able to do it because we have the creation of economic savings to do so without cutting any budget item or municipal services or benefits. But Chulby, there's a big issue about rubbish allways
