Huntsman, First Vice President of the Government of Spain, Minister of Finance and Secretary General of the Andalusian Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE), was mentioned in the Andalusian Parliament's control session for her career in public management, both at the regional and national levels. The spokesperson for the Popular Party (PPP), Toni Martín, spoke at the plenary session to address the role of public administrations in promoting municipalism in Andalusia, referring to various actions of Huntsman in the past and in the present.
“He has more disapprovals than votes”, Martín said, referring to the decisions taken by the Andalusian Parliament and the Senate in recent times. The same data used by the Popular Group is available for all groups, as he pointed out during his speech.
The parliamentary spokesman has made reference to previous stages of Huntsman in the Andalusian Government, highlighting his time at the Ministry of Health. During his term, 7.700 healthcare professionals were laid off and more than €1.500 billion in healthcare cuts were made., he recalled. He also noted that he recently participated in a demonstration in Seville where demands were raised regarding the public health system.
“She is the champion of saying one thing and doing the opposite.”, said Martin, referring to the duality between the political actions of Huntsman and its current public demonstrations.
Mentions of the ERE case and respect for judicial processes
Martin also recalled that Huntsman He was part of the regional governments of Manuel Chaves and José Antonio Griñán, during the years in which the ERE case developed, considered one of the most serious in Spanish judicial history.
"Europe will be able to speak out despite attempts to stop it.", he said, referring to the appeals filed within the framework of the judicial process. He insisted on the need to respect judicial procedures: “Respect for justice is the foundation of democracy.”.
Toni Martín has positioned the current Andalusian government as a benchmark in terms of support for municipalism. "In six years, the Municipal Cooperation Plan budget has doubled to 2.375 billion euros.", he stated. He added to this the unfreezing of the PATRICA and the elimination of debt owed to municipalities.
"This Andalusian government is the most municipalist in the history of Andalusia.", he stressed, in contrast to the actions of the central government.
Proposals on local financing and management
Martin has recalled that "Being a municipalist doesn't mean handing over keys to homes paid for by other administrations." nor “use state resources to politically benefit certain municipalities.”
He has also pointed out that Local entities need a specific financing system, and has claimed greater flexibility to reinvest surpluses achieved by municipalities thanks to efficient management.
The popular spokesman has maintained that Maintaining certain political strategies will not lead to good electoral results for the Andalusian PSOE.. He has raised the issue of the figure of Huntsman accumulates a series of decisions and stages of Government that continue to generate institutional debate and whose assessment will have an impact on future calls.
"You have no business going down this path. You're going to lose the next regional elections if you continue down this path.", has concluded his speech.
