Madrid has lived a political week marked by the debate on housing. The problem has concentrated attention both in the debate of the city state and in the debate of the state of the region. The mayor, José Luis Martínez-Almeida placed access to a rental floor in Madrid at the center of his speech and took the opportunity to launch the president of the Government for his unfulfilled promises.
The president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, took another step by announcing A package of 15 measures in housing, in addition to a battery of initiatives in all areas of government. «Madrid is the one that has the most protected housing throughout Spain», He snapped at the opposition.
The response came from the spokesman of the Popular Group, Carlos Díaz-Pache, who listed the homes for prostitutes related to former Minister Ábalos, that of Minister Mónica García or those of the leaders of Podemos.
Less than two years for regional and municipal elections, Housing has established itself as political priority. Madrid presumes leading protected housing in front of the Executive of Pedro Sánchez, with 30,000 affordable rental and 10,000 homes for developing purchase. The shock plan presented by Ayuso until the end of its mandate adds 15,000 new affordable floors, expands the Plan Live up to 5,500 and adds 4,500 homes for purchase. In addition, non -contributory pensioners without their own housing will receive a help of 525 euros for the payment of the rent. The City Council has finished 1,072 floors, has 6,200 in execution and has given up 25 plots for 2,134 more homes.
Ayuso and Almeida have made it clear that they will continue advancing to solve the main problem of citizens. “It will not be resolved tomorrow, but throughout these years we have developed land suitable to build 90,000 homes in the city of Madrid” and “we are developing urban instruments that will allow the unlocking of 80,000,” explained the mayor.
In his first intervention in Cibeles after his paternity decline, he marked distances with the president of the Government. “We do not lie to Madrid, we do not give false figures,” He said, in reference to Sánchez’s hollow ads. The president of the Government promised the construction of 20,000 social homes, promised with a plan of 100,000 affordable rental apartments already mobilize up to 183,000 from the SAREB, an announcement that the Executive himself has been reducing.
Isabel Díaz Ayuso wanted to show Madrid as the counterpoint of that failure. In the House of Vallecas he has presented A plan with 15 measures, including a new land law to expand housing Protected affordable with less procedures to facilitate the availability of land for housing. The mayor highlighted this week that the capital already has 9,400 public rental housing, the largest park in Spain. The figure reinforces the bet in affordable housing of Ayuso and places the region as a reference in front of Sánchez’s promises. Thus, at least they wanted to stage the Madrid leaders in the week in which Moncloa seems to have wanted to counterpart his prominence.
The Government has announced the creation of a public portal managed by Sepes, The public business entity of the land, through which citizens may consult, request and manage affordable rental housing contracts. The measure, according to this newspaper, is part of a plan that seeks to mobilize 100,000 homes, reduce the economic burden of rent and reinforce public housing in areas with higher prices.
In Madrid, they not only doubt Sánchez’s initiatives, but also put their unfulfilled promises as an example to challenge him. Ayuso presented a comprehensive housing plan that includes land unlocking, refilization of licenses and increased the offer of affordable rental floors in collaboration with the private sector.
The president advanced a fiscal reduction for young people who study and work, a relief in the emancipation costs that connects the successful tax policy in Madrid with housing policy. He also addressed the energy debate by defending the need for nuclear energy as a key piece in the economic future. The popular leader has proposed that Madrid become “Nuclear Innovation Laboratory”, coinciding with the reception of two projects for the dismantling of the Alcaraz Central.
Several companies in the sector have warned that the disappearance of the plant could compromise supply security and make electricity more expensive in the week in which electric companies have presented the collapse maps in the Spanish network.
While the debate was lit in the assembly, Health prepared a new in front of the Sánchez government. The Amyts union has announced a strike for October against the Minister of Health, Mónica García, present yesterday at the Vallecas Chamber.
Under the slogan “without doctors there is no health”, the union seeks to make visible the need to reinforce the workforce in hospitals and health centers and hold the minister responsible for not offering solutions. From the Puerta del Sol they accuse Garcia of using the Ministry as a political platform, while defending the autonomous investment to reinforce the health network. The situation in Gaza overshadowed during the last day the debate in Vallecas. The confrontation reached high voltage levels. The opposition accused the president of defending what they describe as “genocide” in Gaza and Ayuso put left in front of the mirror. «The Palestinian handkerchief is not feminism, it is not LGTBI. I encourage you to walk a few days through Gaza and others through Tel Aviv and tell me, homosexuals, transsexuals and women, how they have been found in one place and how they have been found in the other. The clash with the opposition was preceded by the arrival of the cycling return to Spain to the capital. The mayor announced an extraordinary security device and said: “Zero tolerance against riots.” The city wants to project the world a safe and orderly image, capable of organizing great sporting events. Almeida has asked the delegate of Moncloa in Madrid to “not hesitate” with whom they seek to “burst” the return after the delegate charged against those politicians who are “concerned about the image” that Spain gives to the world with these protests. 1,500 police and civil guards are prepared to guarantee security tomorrow against Palestinian protests.