The state housing plan adds pressure to Prohens to limit rental prices
The PP communities criticize that the Government conditions aid to certain policies
PalmaThe Spanish government's Housing Plan has become an instrument of pressure on communities governed by the PP that refuse to apply the state housing law. The PSOE opts for greater interventionism in the housing market and has linked the aid package to measures to combat soaring rental and purchase prices for properties. Funds are distributed based on the actions of each territory: the Balearic Islands will receive 168 million from the package of 7,000 million euros recently approved by the Council of Ministers. The Minister of Housing, José Luis Mateo, has accused the Spanish government of wanting to "interfere" in regional competencies, as it conditions the reception of funds on the application of policies such as capping rental prices. The rejection of the PP leaders to the design of these aids is unanimous, although, for now, they have not ruled out accepting them.
The Islands, which received around 45 million euros from the previous plan, will now see their resources multiplied. However, these funds are now more conditional on a series of requirements and are not distributed equally throughout the territory. The distribution is subject to a commitment to execution by the communities in three areas: building new homes, rehabilitating the existing stock, and protecting citizens' right to housing above speculation. communities in three areas: building new homes, rehabilitating the existing stock, and protecting citizens' right to housing above speculation.
A "poorly discussed with communities" plan
A plan "little discussed with the communities"
The Minister of Housing has also regretted that the plan will see the light of day "in a way that is very poorly dialogued with the communities." "Until it is published in the Official State Gazette (BOE), we will not know its definitive scope," he stated. In the same vein, Mateo underlined a disproportion in the financing of the plan, since the Islands would contribute almost 68 million out of the 168 planned for the plan, 40% of the total. Thus, while the State multiplies its contribution by three compared to the last plan, the autonomous communities do so by seven.