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The Ministry of Culture and Tourism will make this year the biggest investment in its history to give value to the tourist attractions of the city: EUR 8.5 million in historical heritage.

Applying criteria to control spending in the Tourist Consortium have improved their efficiency in terms of tourism promotion (increasing the number of visitors to the city), economic (requiring minor contribution from taxes) and cultural (eg with commissioning of a festival and exhibition on Jewish culture).

Income earned by 'Time Workshop' ability to cover fixed costs and maintenance of the synagogue and the Alfonsina Tower, so that the contribution of the Consistory will remain only for the maintenance of the castle and visitors center, as usual.

The Councillor for Tourism of the City of Lorca, Francisco Montiel, has reported that the Tourism and Cultural Consortium Lorca "will take a step towards self-management and economic self-reliance, once that has been achieved substantially reduce costs while maintaining services and Retrieving visitors were received before the earthquake. "

The decentralization of management of the Consortium was included in the amendment of the articles, which was approved by all members of the same at the time, and which has been ratified unanimously by all political groups represented in the full City Council in this morning.

Montiel explained that "measures of efficiency and cost control we have implemented in local and regional administration have been extended in recent years to the Consortium, so we've got ten years after it was put into operation can do more less, achieving a balanced accounts and reducing the economic burden they had to endure until recently the public through local and regional contributions from taxes they collected from the citizens. "

The mayor said that "in fact, we've managed to balance your income and expenses so as to city coffers operation will involve the City the same as if the castle and keep straight the Visitor Center, with the added value of activities extraordinary, tourism promotion and exploitation, which is covered with self-financing from inputs and other income of the consortium and have enabled link the name of Lorca older prestigious international awards. "

Councilman stated that "supposed to have earned this achievement we are talking about a mature project, which should take a step forward that allows Lorca are, through their local authorities and the participation of business representatives from the Shire, the ones who decide on the tourist exploitation of their cultural heritage, without the protection of anyone, and following the steps have already been taken in other tourism companies in the region and the rest of the region. That does not mean that other administrations continue to conduct contributions to the consortium, as they have been doing the Government of Spain and the Region of Murcia for promoting tourism and other projects. "

In fact, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Autonomous Region held this year and next, the largest investment in its history in Lorca for rehabilitation and enhancement of the major sights of tourist interest in the city with an investment of more than 8.5 million euros.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca