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The Municipal Socialist Group spokesman, Manuel Soler, has reported that "about 33,000 families will suffer a frightening rise in the fixed fee on water bill by 42% compared to what they were paying in previous years. On October 25 2010, Plenary Hall of Lorca, were approved new water rates for 2011. At the end of 2011, amending fixed fees in order to comply with the ruling of the Supreme Court on charges of stretches high and that pending approval of the rates for the year 2012. "

Lorca politician has explained that "in paragraph 7 of the agenda of the plenary to be held on Monday 30 th, contains a very concise language that says," tariff on potable water service. "The proposal is made to the plenary an increase for most of the families of 1,100,000 euros Lorca. Consumers are worse off than those belonging to block 3, with a consumption of 29-49 m3 in each of the receipts, as well as the rise fixed fee will apply a variable fee increased from 0.50 m3 which means a 44% rise, increasing from 1.17 to 1.67 euros/m3 euros/m3. This set of consumers, according to data from 2010, consumption was located in about 1,100,000 m3. We have no data of 2011 but we assume that the consumption figure will have changed little. This means that in respect of this portion of the fee, paid 550,000 euros more year than they had been paying so far, you have to add the increase in the fixed fee to which we referred earlier. "

The social responsibility has remarked that "the proposal made by the Government Team for approval in this House is to remove blocks 5 and 6, which are the most consumed, and concentrate all into one group that will be framed all consumers more than 49 m3, bajándoles the rate to more consumption. "

Finally, the mayor stressed that Lorca "Municipal Socialist Group voted against this proposal by the Popular Party since many families are in a critical situation and is not the right time to implement these increases in the water bill. We are not against those high consumption users pay less but never at the cost of these increases as exaggerated apply to most families Lorca. We propose that before these increases practice costs to review the company Aguas de Lorca, you may find items which cut costs (salaries of senior management, diet, incentives, etc). We know that in previous years have been generous profit sharing, and now with the difficult situation in which we find is the time for the company will adjust the belt as they have done so many families Lorca. "

Source: PSOE Lorca