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"We know what we're going to start to find because there is no approved budget. We live in anarchy, no can be improvised. "
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Continuing the series of interviews with political candidates to the various institutions of the Balearic Islands, Maria Salom, the Popular Party candidate for president of the Consell Mallorca, visited Radio studies Marratxí to participate in BALEAR LIGHTHOUSE. Salom, who is combining his duties as parliamentary Madrid's candidacy, responded to questions from Eduardo de la Fuente. In the interview he also participated Javier Macias (entrepreneur and communicator) Arnold and Joan (lawyer and expert in business coaching.)
Here you can listen and / or download in mp3 format the first part of the interview with Maria Salom in BALEAR LIGHTHOUSE RADIO.
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Here you can listen and / or download in mp3 format the second part of the interview with Maria Salom in BALEAR LIGHTHOUSE RADIO.
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Salom says that if he becomes president of the Consell de Mallorca save 15 million euros earmarked for social services. "There are many current expenditure easily suppressed. In these times of crisis, politicians have an obligation to try to reduce public spending. In Majorca there are 72,000 people unemployed, people who are suffering, and they must be our priority " he said. The popular candidate recalls that "the Consell de Mallorca must now all grants last year to the elderly, the disabled and associations that are working with people who are suffering." delinquencies reached levels inappropriate for a government: "what first thing to do is pay what you owe. It is a priority now that the administration has no outstanding bills to 8 or 9 months or even last year, ". Salom acknowledges that "we know what we're going to start to find because there is no approved budget. At a time like the present in which all families do calculations to make ends meet and see how much they can spend and what not to spend more than they earn, it appears that the three most important institutions of this land, the Govern Balearic Islands, the Consell de Mallorca and the city of Palma, are not even approved the budget. " According Salom is an example showing "We live in misrule. Governments need to have strong, powerful, strong, brave, with criteria, they know what to do ... Unable to improvise. "
This week, Maria Salom has tried, unsuccessfully, that the Congress of Deputies approved the tourist VAT cut to 4 percent by non-legislative proposal and airport charges were reduced to 50 percent. In relation to tourism Salom believes that the good prospects for this season can not hide the fact that "here we have not done their homework, and Spain either. There will be a good tourist season by external circumstances. What we do is use it, do homework, take the opportunity given to us so we can be much more competitive and try to ensure the longest tourist season ". Salom has made a clear commitment to seasonality: "but the Mallorcan Council has no powers of Tourism, which today has not even spend a lot of millions of euros a result, tourism Mallorca live four or five months a year . With all we have, and does have the skills Consell for Culture and Heritage, we must let us know and try to live year-round tourism. " The popular candidate believes that "we need to know, know tell our history and also know that Mallorca is selling a good product. Why can not come a German tourist to spend some days in Mallorca in the winter and visit the Sierra de Tramuntana if it is much nicer and quieter than in summer? We have the infrastructure, roads, we have it all. Just have to know to sell. " regards the fact Parliament has not heeded the request of the Balearic Islands to undermine socialist oil exploration in waters near the islands, Salom has been unequivocal: "Antich is not able to convince his family in Madrid. It has no political weight. We say that if we live on does not seem very prudent Tourism authorize oil exploration within walking distance of our shores. Do not assume this risk and believe the same in Palma and Madrid ". Salom complaint Balares socialists not only do not understand with their fellow party members but also there is a war between themselves in the Islands: "certain leaders of the Socialist Party, all women, have bad blood between them. Margarita Najera, Joana Barcelo, Aina Calvo and Francina Armengol can not sit at a table and agree on behalf of the citizens of Palma and Mallorca. " These differences have led to ruin, in their opinion, with projects such as the reform of the beach Palma and the second belt: "at the end is mounted a mess. Connector road project presented by the PSOE is basically the same as the second belt except for some changes in the final stretch. "
As for roads, Salom has criticized the hypocrisy surrounding the validity and necessity of having good infrastructure: "since there Inca highway has reduced the number of fatalities. Be respectful of the environment but above all are people. There must be a balance between protection and comfort of people. " has blasted the cessation of infrastructure: "The Consell de Mallorca for two years with 150 million euros to make roads. Can you imagine what would have happened two years ago, at a time of difficulty, we had invested the money? 15.0000 10,000 or we would have people working. They've spent on other things. "
From the Popular Party has said on several occasions that if they come to power after the elections on May 22, [M], Mallorca Television and radio station Ona Mallorca will be closed. Salom data did not clarify the possible closure but has been clear in its intent: "We have two TVs (referring to TV Mallorca and IB3) in the same territory. It seems absurd to see a report on one channel and another half an hour later on another channel. We have to make some sense ... Everyone who I've met tells me the same thing: reduce spending, there's no room for two televisions. Televisió de Mallorca costs 10 million euros per year and the Consell de Mallorca, which is the municipal town hall, I spent 9 million. This is not reasonable. "
The popular candidate has emphasized the economic issue to ensure that "Matas Community borrowed about 1,500 million euros. There were roads, hospitals, schools ... Now that Mr Antich and Mrs. Armengol have borrowed at 4,500 million, has more than doubled the debt of Matas, and there is no record of what has been borrowed ". Salom asks "how have polished this money? Antich says they are "silent infrastructure." I say that there are infrastructures that are eerie. "
In the field of Culture, Salom bet to win public spaces for citizens who now feel dissatisfied with the programming they offer. "We must strengthen our language and our identity but do not give up other things. Many people, for example, wants to see zarzuela. We have a Theatre Home beautiful, renovated, but is not nobody. If we ask the citizens say they do not like programming to the theater. They do not like and do not go, do not know the Teatro Principal " he said.
Asked about the role of IMAS (Institut Mallorquí Afers Socials), subsidiary of Mallorca Cnsell authorizing international adoptions, Salom has appealed to the acceleration of procedures: "on these sensitive issues should have maximum speed. The administration has to be more human, warm. The people who come is an illusion, a wish ... We have to do things right not to defraud the city. " The candidate is committed to" doing things right, people make valid, the papers move quickly, the administration would not be paralyzed by the damn bureaucracy. " Salom has been surprised by that Francina Armengol, his political rival in the PSIB-PSOE, has used the iconic public estate Raixa to conduct the presentation of its list to the Consell de Mallorca: "is to benefit a little from office. I would not have done. It is curious that Ms. Armengol give their presentation on a farm he bought when he was minister Jaume Matas Environment and Maria Antonia Munar president of the Consell de Mallorca. "
The political aim of Maria Salom, and by extension the Popular Party, is to gain an absolute majority in the elections of 22 May: " We are working to achieve an absolute majority to govern alone. We need a strong hand, decided. We need more than ever to have absolute majorities in the Govern, the Consell de Mallorca, in the city of Palma and in how municipalities can be better. Whether to make the necessary changes to improve there must be a government of the same political color. " Salom
recognizes that the responsibility of representing citizens and able to become president Consell de Mallorca's not easy to carry but concluded that "less can do more, manage better. If you criticize and you're brave, there is no problem. Be brave and take important decisions, far-reaching. "
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