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The plenary session of the City Council of San Javier has unanimously approved by all the municipal political groups a motion of absolute rejection to the measure recently approved in the European Parliament for the reduction of tariffs and extension until the end of November for the import of citrus fruits from South Africa To the European Union, "because it is clearly detrimental to the interest of our farmers and pose a danger to the Spanish citrus sector."
The motion includes demanding that the European Union apply the same requirements and controls that affect Spanish products, as well as phytosanitary and tranzability controls "that prevent the spread of new pests in our crops that could end the sector in our country ".
The motion jointly presented by the groups Ganar San Javier, Popular Party, PSOE and C's, on the initiative of Ganar San Javier, recalls that the agreement of the European Parliament facilitating the export of citrus from South Africa to Europe is a "fierce competition" And a "frontal attack" on our citrus growers "who are forced to sell oranges at a price well below their cost of production."
It also stresses the harm caused to the consumer "since quality is not guaranteed nor that the strict phytosanitary controls that are received by our farmers are complied with."
The text recalls the cases of orange imported from South Africa with pests such as the "black spot" produced by an insect-borne fungus "that devastates entire plantations in other countries and constitutes a danger of contagion in Spanish crops."
Plenary will call for measures against gambling addiction among the youngest
The increasing level of addiction among young people to online gambling has mainly been the subject of a motion approved by all municipal political groups in the full City of San Javier that have agreed to apply to the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia that are enabled mechanisms of control of the game especially in the machines "slot", for being the risk of more widespread addiction.
The motion that was presented by the Socialist group includes urging the Autonomous Community to regulate the publicity and the practices of incitement to the different modalities of online games and to carry out campaigns of sensitization and prevention directed to minors through talks and workshops That prevent addiction to gambling both online, at bookmakers or casinos.
The Councilor for Social Services Estíbaliz Masegosa reported in the Plenary, that given the progressive incidence of pathological gambling as a disease, both in adults and young people, the Municipal School of Family will incorporate as a topic to address with family and school as a Way to influence prevention.
In the explanatory memorandum, the motion points to the scarce restrictions on the supply of gambling that exist in Spain, which together with Germany, is the country's highest per capita expenditure and one of the largest in the world.
He also recalls that the average age of in-game start among young people is around 18 years and that adolescent gambling addiction is between 3% and 8%.
Once the 2017 Budget has been definitively approved after rejecting the only allegation made
The Plenary held last night definitively approved the Municipal General Budget for 2017, after rejecting the only allegation that was presented by an individual to the municipal accounts during the regulatory period after its initial approval in December 2016. The denial of the This allegation, endorsed by the Intervention reports and the General Affairs section of the City Council, was approved with the votes in favor of the Popular group, and the non-attached councilman, the abstention of the group Ciudadanos-C's and Ganar San Javier, and the vote Against the PSOE group.
The claim submitted argued the lack of an economic item in the Budget to deal, if appropriate, with the City's subsidiary implementation of an environmental discipline file open to a company for the accumulation of waste, in the case of That the responsible company did not assume the cost of the withdrawal of the same.
Councilor for Environment Antonio Luengo referred to the report of the municipal Auditor in which he states that "the need for credit would only be necessary at the time of preparation of the procurement file and prior to the approval of expenditure" , Once the file had reached the approval of the subsidiary execution.
The same report clarifies that since the expenditure does not correspond to the City Council but the individual "does not require budgeting in the initial states of expenditure," and that if the time came for the subsidiary execution by the City Council "the most appropriate accounting treatment is a Budgetary amendment ".
The Plenary also approved an extrajudicial credit file, necessary to pay invoices dated in previous years, such as a list of invoices for 2016 worth € 579,880.41, and another for 2014 and 2015, for € 10,789.30 .
Source: Ayuntamiento de San Javier
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