Rejects «political wars» and sends a «message of certainty»: «The commitment of this government will not be stopped by anyone»
The ‘president’ of the Generalitat, Carlos Mazón, celebrated the approval of the Generalitat budgets for 2025 this Wednesday in Les Corts thanks to the votes of PP and Vox. He highlighted that the budgets allow «to have recovery, stability, certainty, and a solid foundation to move forward more quickly, effectively, and with certainty for the Valencian people» after the situation caused by the storm on October 29. «It is a very important step. And tomorrow, let’s get to work,» he urged.
In a brief statement to the media –without questions– in the corridors of the Valencian parliament at the end of the plenary session, after 11:30 p.m., the head of the Consell claimed that these are «clearly the budgets of recovery», but they are also accounts «for the entire Valencian Community». «They are budgets that prioritize reactivation and recovery,» he emphasized.
At this point, he stressed that the accounts for the current year have been approved thanks to a «very important effort of dialogue, consensus, and negotiation» with Vox, something «not insignificant», and he highlighted that «two different parties» have been able to reach this agreement.
Therefore, he reiterated his gratitude to Vox –«I did it conditionally this morning and now with certainty»– for «placing above any disagreement, difference, and distance the needs that, in the most difficult moment of its history, the Valencian people have.» «I can only do this with Vox, I would have liked to have done it with others who at the time said they would support us, but for reasons they will have to explain, they have decided not to,» he added, referring to the PSPV.
Thus, Carlos Mazón claimed that in «the most necessary moment to provide stability and certainty», when «in Spain we are not given, when financing, liquidity, impressions are denied to us, when what is rightfully ours, what we deserve, when aid is denied to us, the Valencian Community offers certainty, budget, and security.» «I believe that is the least that citizens, the affected, and those still needing to advance and accelerate in recovery deserve,» he asserted.
REJECTS «WARS» AND «POLITICAL NARRATIVES»
In this vein, the head of the Consell emphasized that the budgets approved this Wednesday are «to accelerate recovery» and rejected engaging in «political wars» or «political narratives» or «playing with what should not be played with.» «Today was the least appropriate day for political battles, partisan or party battles,» he considered. In contrast, he valued that today «some of us have indeed put on the table the budgets that our land needs.»
For all these reasons, and «beyond being more or less content, more or less satisfied,» he stressed that «what is important is our commitment, that of the 40 PP deputies and the Vox deputies and of a Valencian government that will execute the budgets.» A government «that has already started with the recovery, that has been working for seven months on the largest mobilization of resources in the history of the Generalitat, because it is demonstrable and can be proven, but I believe we have been up to the task,» he said.
«CERTAINTY» AGAINST THE «LACK OF SUPPORT» FROM THE GOVERNMENT
Finally, he conveyed a «message of certainty, of accelerating, despite being on our own and the lack of support from the Spanish Government, the lack of the resources we need»: «Here, there is indeed a Generalitat that is up to the task, that wants to provide certainty, that gives certainty, that offers budgets. Because the obligation of any government is, at the very least, to present them, and if you have the ability to approve them as we did today, we provide security, certainty, and we go for it.»
«No one will stop this land and the commitment of this government will not be stopped by anyone. And by accelerating, demanding, and claiming with all the law what our people need, no one will stop us. So today is a very important step. And tomorrow, let’s work, continue working, and keep executing. And continue preparing new aid, which we are already preparing, continue preparing the recovery plan, involving all the administrations that want to participate,» he continued.
And he guaranteed: «When this land starts working, no one can stop it. And we will overcome this situation, we will do it. And we will do it with full commitment, with all rigor, gritting our teeth and working hard. But certainties had to be given, a framework of stability had to be provided. Today we have that stability, those certainties, and unfortunately, the Government of Spain does not provide them to us. Let’s work, work, and work for our land.»