In a new sample of “contempt” towards the national police, the Ministry of Interior, which directs Fernando Grande-Marlaskathe budget for the Social Action Program of the Police has frozen again, for the fifth consecutive year. Specificallywill allocate 11.17 million euros for studies, health, conciliationhousing, transport or disability … while granting 4.12 million to the purchase of surveillance systems Video for Morocco.
From the Spanish Police Confederation (CEP) they emphasize that In 2011 the budget was 42.3 million euross, so, today, The program has suffered a 73.6% cut . “It is another obvious evidence of the lack of respect for the professional rights of the police,” they denounce from this union, but not before pointing out that he will not attend the meeting convened by the General Directorate of the Police (DGP) convened for this Tuesday. Not surprisingly, this union declared the permanent collective conflict ten months ago, with mobilizations in front of the interior headquarters.
In his opinion, “it is scandalous that with the availability of budget that is for other expenses, such as the 4.12 million euros that Interior has assigned to the purchase of video surveillance systems for Morocco, a item will be freezed essential “for more than 92,000 beneficiaries. Moreover, they consider that this figure of 11.17 million is “An offense for the entire National Police collective”. And, since those 42.3 million 14 years ago, both PP and PSOE, “they have been putting the scissors regardless of the consequences,” they denounce.
“We are not second agents”
Therefore, from the CEP they reject attending a meeting in which they will announce a new freezing of the budget for social action. They demand the resignation of Grande-Marlaska, advances in dignified retirement, recognition as a risk profession, as well as greater physical and legal protection of the police before “the intolerable increase in aggressions.”
In 2012 the budget for this program has already received A tough 50%cut, standing at 21.1 million. Trend that remained in 2013, reducing the amount to 10.5 million. For seven years, the Executive (both PP and then PSOE) that amount froze and in 2021 it rose to the current 11.17 million. Since then, the Socialists have once again frozen the departure of social aid to the agents, despite the increase in prices and the increase in the cost of life.
A situation that has caused the indignation of the police, who have been denouncing that “they are not second -second agents” and loading against the “Null dialog capacity of the ministry directed by Marlaska. “Because, as they report,” one after another, they ignore the requests for the improvement of trade union organizations that, as in this case, do not imply a high cost and do not compromise future expenses. “