The Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) has formally submitted its objections to the economic study approved by the municipal plenary of San Bartolomé de Tirajana. This study aims to justify the cessation of municipalization for the hamac and umbrella service, a move the socialists deem null and void, citing, among other reasons, the absence of a mandatory municipal intervention report.
In their filing, the PSOE points out the «formal errors by the current governing group in pursuing their intentions to privatize the service», warning that it would mean abandoning multi-million euro revenues that should be fully collected by municipal coffers. The party denounces that the study's approval lacks the municipal intervention report, a requirement agreed upon by plenary decision when initiating the process to end municipalization.
The party considers it inconsistent not to take into account past plenary decisions, such as the one from 2021. In that session, it was unanimously approved to declare the hamac and umbrella service as a public utility, generating revenues up to 2% of the total municipal budget, and considering that the best possible management was through a public company to serve the general interest.
In their objections, the socialists highlight the «falsity of the economic data and the artificially created alteration to justify that the best management method, solely for its profitability, is through the privatization of the service, when it is widely known to be highly uncertain».
According to a PSOE statement, «although the study shows that management through a public company is also profitable, the report approved by the governing group is so biased and artificial that it is full of political valuations to justify privatization». In their view, this maneuver would mean renouncing gross annual revenues that could be around 6.5 million euros.
Furthermore, it is denounced that the procedure did not involve any type of participation, dialogue, or negotiation with the legal representation of the workers, casting doubt on the future employment of the current staff. The economic study also reflects a lack of consensus, even among the participating technicians, and an inconsistency in suggesting a future tender distributed in lots, which could alter initial projections.
For all the reasons stated, the socialist party considers the study null and void and urges the municipal governing group to reverse the actions, withdraw the document, and uphold the current agreement from 2021 to manage the service through a public company.
