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Rafael Ruiz Lorca The mayor stressed the commitment of the Government of Spain taking in full the cost of demolishing the buildings uninhabitable by the end of June amounted to 3.6 billion euros.

Rafael Ruiz socialist councilor wanted to start his appearance before the media noting that "from the Municipal Socialist Group and we will work to Lorca, from a constructive and responsible, critical and positive, requiring maximum efficiency and coordination and rapid response of the various administrations. To this end, we offer our means and resources, and propose and participate in as many instruments articulate the purpose, as the "Solidarity Committee", which are already part and will raise any issues necessary through our representatives of the Municipal Group. "

Ruiz pointed out that "we are" street-level "collecting complaints and suggestions, and we know how many doubts and lack of information still exist."

Lorca The mayor has noted that a most urgent responses by the authorities to give is "to clarify to homeowners affected and have not received a final rating of the state of your property, who must certify which will be the final destination of them. We find it ironic that the victims at this point we continue to transmit its concern over the lack of information and responsibility that is apparently fall on them about the decision to be made about what will happen to housing. No believe that those affected are in the best position to decide if your house should be demolished or not because we believe that this decision should be purely technical. "

According to social responsibility, one of the first measures taken by his group will "raise a proposal to the National Government to ensure that the aid received by victims are not taxed at personal income tax purposes as a profit or capital gain."

Adding that "urge to deadlines in the resolution of cases by the authorities involved (according to Law 1 / 2002 CARM: six months maximum from the application of the file), so they can start work and reforms in the shortest possible time. "

Rafael Ruiz has continued to assert that "the Municipal Socialist Group at the next plenary will present a motion requiring the waiver of building permits, as already happened in the last earthquake in the districts of Zarcilla Ramos and La Paca in January 2005. "

He also underlined that "government intervention is necessary in cases under the following circumstances: housing demand or with similar characteristics, what happens if any of the owners refuses to build again, owning its proportionate share of soil. "

The Socialist councilor said that "urgent reconstruction, adaptation and return to normal functioning of health and education facilities, and of all essential services were affected in the municipality. It is time for solidarity actions become, of answers and solutions, common and individual, that the words become deeds. "

Ruiz has stressed "the commitment shown by the Government of Spain during this time, having taken in full the high cost of the demolition of uninhabitable buildings, a step essential to rebuilding our city. At the end of the month of June, had demolished a total of 41 buildings housing about 380 equivalent to the amount of demolition and debris removal amounted to some 3.6 million euros. "

Lorca The mayor ended his appearance before the media, adding that "we know that they are entering different economic games for the Insurance Compensation Consortium. But today, there is no information on aid related to the Act which the State contributes 50% and the Autonomous Community and the other 50% asked the Mayor to urge the autonomous region to carry out the convening of the Joint Commission to expedite these procedures and you can get money to victims as quickly as possible. "

Source: PSOE Lorca