The councillor of the Popular Group, Carlos Cabrera, warns that the island council has lost over ten million euros in subsidies for strategic projects by not executing them on time.
The councillor of the Popular Group in the La Palma Council, Carlos Cabrera, has reported that the island institution has allowed subsidies worth more than ten million euros to expire or has returned them. In a press release, Cabrera points out that these funds were intended for key projects for the island, but were not executed due to mismanagement.
Lost projects: composting plant and housing
Among the lost allocations, Cabrera highlights a subsidy of over four million euros for the construction of the transfer and composting plant. The project did not materialise within the expected deadlines, according to the councillor.
More than four million euros linked to housing initiatives, financed through the Canary Islands Federation (Fecai), have also been returned. Additionally, nearly 900,000 euros have been lost in the Island Water Council for telemetry and improvement of hydraulic infrastructures.
Cabrera asserts that these figures "debunk the argument that the main problem on the island is a lack of funding." "The real problem is that resources are not executed," he adds.
Missed opportunities for the people of La Palma
The PP councillor considers it "particularly serious" that some aid was destined for priority areas such as housing, water, waste management, or sustainability. "While the people of La Palma await solutions, the Council returns funds or allows subsidies to expire that would have enabled progress on much-needed projects," he emphasises.
Cabrera insists that "the common denominator is always the same: projects that do not advance and opportunities that La Palma lets slip away." In his view, the island needs "an administration capable of seizing every opportunity and turning every euro obtained into a real improvement for its citizens."
A recurring problem in island management
The councillor of the Popular Group has been warning for some time that the lack of budget execution ultimately has consequences. "Today we are no longer just talking about investments that are not made; we are talking about millions of euros that La Palma loses due to poor management," he concludes.
For the residents of La Palma, this situation means that projects such as improving water supply or constructing social housing are delayed or not carried out at all. The PP demands that the governing group "act with diligence" to avoid further losses.
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