FEDERACION ESPAÑOLA DE MUNICIPIOS Y PROVINCIAS

The Government explained to the FEMP's new 2010 Local Investment Fund


The FEMP Executive Committee, chaired by the Mayor of Getafe, Pedro Castro, has held a working meeting with representatives of the Government to specify performance criteria and goals of the resources provided under the State Local Investment Fund for Sustainability and Employment, worth 5,000 million euros


The meeting was held at the Ministry of Land Policy, the Secretary of State Caspar Zarrias, and other senior officials of the Ministry. The meeting was attended by the vast majority of the members of the Executive Committee of the FEMP and representatives of all political parties that comprise: PSOE, PP, IU, CiU, PAR and UPN.
 
Government representatives explained the criteria development and implementation of the said fund, to be included in the text of Royal Decree Law that the Government plans to adopt soon.
 
The allocation formula will be the same as that used in the execution of Fund projects 1009, according to population figures of 2008, around 109 euros per inhabitant. There will be a period of two months to submit the projects to be implemented until 31 December 2010; the eligible works, regardless of the percentage to be allocated to current expenditures for social and educational policies will have to do with economic sustainability and environmental and establish a section called "other projects" to avoid the risk that a municipality is left out because projects have not computable with the basic criteria.
 
Among other developments, provides for the hiring of self-employed and unemployed shall be eligible, in addition to the projects, the development and site management. Also facilitate a voluntary basis, the task of managing projects to the Provincial Councils, Town Councils and Island Councils.
 
During the meeting, members of the Executive Committee of the FEMP taken back the government the contents of the motion adopted at its meeting on 29 September. In particular, they stressed the need to expand significantly the percentage of 15% set by the government for social policies. The Secretary of State Caspar Zarrías, was receptive to the request and announced the move to the parliamentary process of the Bill of General State Budget.