According to the mayor, one of the objectives is to raise money to cope with the increase in expenses in the summer period, but also to find a solution to the housing problem.
The municipal council of Plentzia will apply an application 50% IBI surcharge of the homes in which there are no registrations, with the aim of finding a solution to the problem that exists in the coastal municipality. The measure has been approved by EH Bildu and the Isuskiza platform. The PNV abstained from voting.
In Bizkaia it is not the only city that has decided the maximum allowable surcharge by municipal ordinance, as Lekeitio, Bakio and Sopela have also taken the same path.
In the case of Plentzia the measure is will affect approximately 1000 homes -almost 40% of the houses in the city. Because it is a tourist city, the number of inhabitants triples in the summer, according to the mayor Aitor Garagarza That means an extra cost item.
In statements accompanying the ETB1 program “Egun on”, he indicated that this is one of the objectives collect money to cope with the increase in expenses generated in the summer period, but also to look for a solution to the housing problem. “The intention is for these vacant homes to be rented out,” he says.
“This is nothing more than a measure, so it will not solve the entire problem. What is clear is that in the summer the population triples, something that entails more costs. Coastal places we are desertedas the municipalities do not take us into account when allocating the money,” he explained.
Source: EITB
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