The PP and PSOE face off over Pollença's accounts with two opposing readings of the settlement

The budgetary liquidation of 2025 has opened a new political confrontation in Pollença between the PP and the governing team. Both sides agree on one fact: the City Council has failed to comply with the spending rule and will have to draw up a financial economic plan. The disagreement, however, arises when interpreting the figures and the real seriousness of the situation.

The PP of Pollença denounces a "lack of control in municipal spending" and questions the transparency of the governing team. The popular party emphasizes an initial non-compliance with the spending rule of approximately 1.5 million euros and links the situation to the budgetary management of recent years.

The PP spokesperson, David Alonso, also criticizes that the information has been known late and demands explanations and political responsibilities. For the Popular Party, the need to draw up an economic and financial plan is a sign that the situation requires corrective measures.

The discrepancy over the 1.5 million

The socialist government team admits the non-compliance, but rejects the PP's interpretation of it. According to the PSOE, the 1.5 million euros correspond to an initial figure and not the definitive result of the calculation.

The City Council assures that, after applying the deductions provided for by current regulations on certain expenses financed with treasury surplus, the net non-compliance with the spending rule amounts to 884,617.08 euros.

This issue was also explained by the Councilor for Finance, Catalina Carbonell, during an interview on Ràdio Pollença. As she explained, to correctly understand the situation, one must take into account the complete calculation of the spending rule and not just the first figure that results before applying the foreseen deductions.

Therefore, the non-compliance exists and is not disputed by either of the two parties. The difference lies in the figure that each party considers most representative and, above all, in the political interpretation they make of it.

A non-compliance within accounts with positive indicators

The PSOE defends that the spending rule cannot be analyzed in isolation. According to the data from the 2025 settlement provided by the government team, the City Council closed the fiscal year with a positive budgetary result of 7,946,704 euros and a treasury surplus for general expenses of more than 50.5 million euros.

A positive economic-patrimonial result of 9.7 million euros also stands out. Furthermore, according to municipal data, budgetary stability, the average payment period to suppliers, set at 25.83 days, and the debt limit are met. Both the City Council and EMSER 2002 have no debt with credit institutions.

These figures make it difficult to equate the breach of the spending rule with a situation of financial crisis or lack of solvency. However, this does not eliminate the breach, which will have to be corrected through the corresponding economic-financial plan.

Here is another of the differences between the two narratives. The PP presents the obligation to prepare this plan as a consequence of the situation created by municipal management. The PSOE insists that an economic-financial plan is not the same as an adjustment plan nor does it necessarily imply that the City Council has economic problems.

The other open front is transparency. The PP maintains that the information was known late and accuses the government team of acting with a lack of transparency. The PSOE rejects this and argues that the debate should take place with all the data on the table.

In short, the two versions agree on the existence of a breach of the spending rule that the City Council will have to correct. The discrepancy arises when it comes to assessing its scope. The PP sees in this situation an example of poor management and demands accountability, while the government team argues that it is a specific breach within a financial situation that, according to the rest of the settlement indicators, remains positive.