The Minister of Economy and Finance, John Bernal, said today that aid from the Government of Navarra for the municipality of Lorca has been used in infrastructure works and arrangements of public schools.
The Minister said that there has been confusion "does not make sense and that responds to some technical reasons" and thanked "the loving gesture of solidarity that has been the Executive Navarre with the municipality of Lorca."
Bernal said the Autonomous Community of Murcia and Navarra Government signed a cooperation agreement in December 2011, by which the Government of Navarre donated 636,924 euros to support the repair of damage caused by earthquakes in Lorca to be paid in two installments, after certification for work performed by the Controller of the region.
The first payment of 336,824 euros, was paid on January 2, 2012, and are receivable 300,100 euros for the costs incurred in 2012 that they should be justified before 26 December.
Regardless of this, there is a verbal agreement between the Ministry of Finance and the city of Lorca by a similar amount to this agreement shall be for the reconstruction of churches associated with Easter in the city, "although it seems the same thing they are not, "said Juan Bernal.
Source: CARM