RADIO CASARES GEARS UP FOR ITS COVERAGE OF THE ANDALUCIAN ELECTIONS

Radio Casares has started its special coverage of the regional elections in Andalucia. This week representatives of the different political parties seeking votes have been interviewed about their electoral platforms. A special election debate will be held on air on March 19th. The election coverage has been agreed by the different political parties with the agreement of communications councillor Juan Luis Villalon. Each day there will be an election chronicle which will report on the events and activities involved in the run up to the elections. There will also be in depth interviews daily with representatives of the different parties where they will outline their policies. These interviews will be broadcast on the morning show La Voz de la Mañana between 11.30 and 12 noon. The climax of the election coverage will be next Thursday’s special on air debate.

CASARES APPROVES AN 11 MILLION EURO BUDGET FOR THIS YEAR

A special session of the Ayuntamiento this week approved a budget of just over 11 million Euro this year for Casares. The budget of 11,147,00 Euro is an increase of over 128,000 Euro on last year’s budget. Mayor Antonia Morera said that the budget will maintain public services without an increase in taxes. The budget will not impose any cuts in public services. It was approved by the 7 votes of the Izquierda Unida and opposed by the Partido Popular  and the Socialist Party. Mayor Morera said that the budget reflects the good economic situation that Casares finds itself in and focusses on the employment policies of the council and maintaining public services. The 2015 budget does not propose any increases in municipal tax and will continue the 20 per cent grant for IBI which was introduced last year. The budget also includes 750,000 Euro for investment in capital projects, 12 per cent more than last year.

CASARES SPENT 154,000 EURO IN IBI SUBSIDY FOR 1,500 FAMILIES

The special IBI subsidy brought in by Casares has benefited 1,500 local families and cost the Town Hall 154,000 Euro. Each family that successfully applied for the subsidy benefited to the tune of 106 Euro on average.Business councillor Juan Jesus Rodriguez said that the subsidy was brought in to help less well off families. The grant was for 20 per cent of the total IBI bill up to a maximum of 200 Euro. Councillor Rodriguez said the total cost to the council of over 154,000 Euro had not affected municipal services. Local residents have also benefited from a 15 per cent reduction in the catastral value of their property.