The spokesperson for Social Services of the Socialist Group in Les Corts, Silvia Gómez, has criticized this Saturday the "unacceptable hypocrisy" of the Popular Party after voting against, in the Social Rights Commission, the reform of the Dependency and Disability laws. As the PSPV-PSOE recalled in a statement, this regulatory modification, promoted by the Government of Spain, aims for the State to be legally obliged to finance 50 percent of the system.
"It is a shame that the Popular Party has voted 'no' to guaranteeing 50% financing by law, a figure that until now was not included in any regulation and that the Government of Pedro Sánchez is making a reality," said Silvia Gómez.
The socialist deputy emphasized that the central Executive is already taking concrete steps to reach that percentage, and cited as an example the recent contribution of 6.2 billion euros throughout the country, of which more than 516 million have been allocated to the Valencian Community this same month.
Gómez has branded the stance of the Generalitat presided over by Juanfran Pérez Llorca as a "political farce": "While they insistently claim a supposed debt of 4 billion euros --based on a non-existent legal obligation--, their own party in Congress is blocking the law that guarantees resources." The PSPV-PSOE has called on the head of the Consell to stop "using the most vulnerable people as a thrown weapon."
"What the PP has to do is demand that --Alberto Núñez-- Feijóo vote in favor of this law, because it is the definitive tool to protect dependency in our community, even when the Popular Party governs. The PP's confrontation strategy is overriding Valencian dependents, and that is something we are not going to allow," concluded the spokesperson for Social Services in Les Corts.