Más Madrid has requested that the Assembly of Madrid express its “institutional rejection” of the increase in military spending and, in the opposite sense, call for “in a transparent manner” prioritizing investment in public health, education, housing, and care for dependents within the regional public accounts.
The request is set out in a Non-Law Proposal (PNL) registered by the Vallecas group in the chamber, where it explicitly states its rejection of the demand by US President Donald Trump that the NATO countries devote 5% of their GDP to defense.
“In view of the upcoming electoral horizon and the challenges of the future Legislature, the Assembly of Madrid must take a clear stance,” the party says, recalling the opposing position already expressed by the central coalition government between PSOE and Sumar.
In this regard, the PNL urges that the regional Executive express its opposition to that 5% because it could jeopardize the financing of public services and social spending, and that, in addition, it supports the position of the Government of Spain in rejecting the “disproportionate objectives.”
The text also calls for maintaining “firmly and continuously” a policy of containing the budget for armaments and defense, ensuring that “in no case are the appropriations intended for social policies and the financing of the autonomous communities to be sacrificed or cut.”
Lastly, the initiative proposes giving priority to diplomacy, conflict prevention, international cooperation, and strict respect for International Law as “true pillars of security and peace.”