The Cabildo de Tenerife will manage 947 million in 2023, the largest budget in its history

The members of the government group also highlight “to deny interested fallacies” that “88 percent of investment spending, which totals 269 million, 40% more than in 2020, is directed to the 31 municipalities of the Island” In addition , “Social spending is reinforced for the fourth consecutive year of the mandate, with special attention to the most vulnerable groups.”

Enrique Arriaga glosses the benefits of his numerous areas of responsibility. Among them, mobility. In this regard, he announces that “subsidies for public transport go from 60 to 101 million to assume the costs of free transportation as of next January 1, 2023.”

The budget is presented tomorrow for plenary approval. The exact amount of the global item is 946,865,673 euros. The consolidated figure, which includes the entire insular public sector, amounts to 1,055 million euros. It exceeds the previous one by 20%.

Pedro Martín affects the evolution of the budget graph between 2019 and 2022, which shows that “we are also facing the largest execution in history.”

The president adds: “Our goal is to continue strengthening those fundamental issues for Tenerife.” In other words, “support families, the productive sectors and the most vulnerable groups, but also boost the island’s economy from territorial balance.”

Martín recalls that this is “the largest budget in the history of this Corporation, with an unprecedented investment effort, at a stage in which Tenerife’s society and economy need the support of the Cabildo to consolidate its recovery from the damage caused by the Covid-19 and the consequences of the war in Ukraine».

Martín thanks the Popular Party for its support to carry out the accounts and stresses that, if it is not approved, “we would find ourselves in a tremendous situation, which would force us to paralyze social care, dependency aid, actions in the TF-1 and the TF-5 or the subsidies to the primary sector”, among other issues.

Mobility and Roads

Enrique Arriaga values ​​that “the social field and Mobility cover 50% -25% each area- of the global amount”. He points out that this last department, under his responsibility, also has the highest budget in its history. It exceeds the previous one by 68% and reaches 126.5 million. He recalls that subsidies for public transport will increase by 41 million and large investments will be made for the purchase of vehicles and the execution of fundamental works, such as relief lanes or the improvement of stops.

In Highways, it also anticipates a budget growth of 26%, with a total of 88.6 million. The objective, says Arriga, is to prioritize the rehabilitation and maintenance of the roads, since “we have tripled the items allocated to the Conservation service with 30 million”.

In the Innovation area, which he also manages, the director of citizens highlights the Talentum program, endowed with almost 5 million euros, which will serve to “improve the training of young people on the island, providing them with greater job opportunities given the need for specialized profiles by companies.” He sums it up: “That they don’t have to emigrate to be able to work.”

Berta Pérez, for her part, highlights the criteria of “efficiency, social solidarity, sustainability and territorial balance” in the project preparation process. He considers the accounts “balanced, both from the technical and territorial point of view”, since they serve and have all the municipalities of the Island. “In fact, 88 percent of the investment spending is directed to the 31 municipalities” , summarizes.

Pérez links the largest budget execution in history with “the great commitment to modernization, streamlining procedures, administrative simplification, and the promotion of new technologies. Always in strict compliance with the law.

In the field of investment, The Cabildo has provided 269 million euros for the execution of different works, infrastructures and public equipment throughout the island, which represents an increase of 40%.

For the social there are 291 million and all items are growing, especially scholarships, with 10 more and the focus is on language immersion. Also in staying at home for the elderly (1.6 million) and in specialized home care for the elderly and people with disabilities (3.2), as well as for people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS).

The 9% increase in transfers destined to the IASS stands out, which will have 259.5 million euros, 68 more than at the beginning of the mandate. This increase will allow the start of works in 12 socio-health centers, with 888 new places, increase the staff in 167 new job (73 million) and revalidate support for the third sector (4.8 million, 37 entities in the Social Policy Ring with its 30,000 beneficiaries.

Regarding the promotion of employment, the novelty is the incentives for hiring personnel in the private sector with 2 million euros. In addition, other strategic projects such as Neighborhoods for Employment (3.9 million) will be maintained. In relation to socioeconomic development, support programs for commerce, SMEs and the self-employed (3.1 million euros) will be promoted, with special emphasis on commerce and crafts, and 6.4 million will be invested in the works of the polygon of The bell.

In Tourism, a budget of 32.9 million euros is planned, which includes the execution of various projects to improve the coastline, through the Tenerife and the Sea programme, to which a portion of 6 million euros will be allocated. Likewise, a total of 15.7 million euros will go to promotion and connectivity, “an area in which we cannot lose the power that Tenerife has gained in recent years as a nerve center of communication with top-level companies,” he said. President. The upcoming renovation stands out, and the mythical Hotel Taoro in Puerto de la Cruz.

The Cabildo’s accounts contemplate an item of 33 million euros for the primary sector, considered strategic, which will have the largest budget item in history for the second consecutive year. Almost half of the budget (46%) will be allocated to direct aid to sustain agricultural production on the island (15.3 million).

The Corporation will assume the extra energy costs so as not to raise the price of water for farmers (7 million) and will increase the items for livestock (more than 7 million) and fishing (867,650 euros).

Pedro Martín recalled that “last year the budget allocated to the entire primary sector was almost comparable to that of tourism and this year it is higher, and that is because for this government team the primary sector is as strategic as tourism”.

In the case of Sustainable Development and Climate Change, 37.5 million will be allocated to waste management, which includes the implementation of the new waste contract (26.5 million). In the same way, the 18 million for hydraulic works stand out, such as the improvement of the treatment station and outfall of Los Silos and the extensions of the Seawater Desalination Stations of Granadilla and Fonsalía.

In terms of Municipal Cooperation and Housing, with 26.8 million euros, the sanitation works in Santa Cruz, Los Silos, La Orotava, Arafo or Candelaria stand out, as well as the new item to improve accessibility in the historic complexes of 8 municipalities (2 million). Regarding Housing, the budget includes 5 million euros for the acquisition of affordable rental properties in the most stressed municipalities (Granadilla, Arona, Adeje or Puerto de la Cruz).

Other areas in which they will cooperate with the municipalities are: the Historical Heritage Island Plan (2.1 million), the Sports Facilities Plan (4 million), the Cultural Infrastructure Plan (13 million) and the Municipal Modernization Plan (2 .5 million).