2023-11-07 02:00:00
The Minister of Economy and Finance of the Basque Government, Pedro Azpiazu, who this Monday appeared in committee in the Basque Parliament to explain in detail the accounts of his department, seemed somewhat resigned about the possibility of reaching significant agreements with the opposition. on the Basque Budgets of 2024, which on the other hand are more than assured as PNV and PSE have sufficient support to carry out the corresponding bill alone.
“It is not easy in an electoral year to gather support,” acknowledged Azpiazu, who still stressed that on the 9th he wants to maintain “the first round of contrast” with the parliamentary groups to look for “possible alliances.” “I am confident that we will all be able to rise to the occasion and Euskadi can become a reflection of what politics should be,” he said.
The counselor suggested, rather he anticipated without hesitation, that this will be his last active term and, therefore, his last budgets, since at 66 years old he will not repeat in the Basque Government.
Pedro Azpiazu already hinted last March in an interview with DV that with the legislature he would end his public career. Since then, at least in private, the counselor has not hidden his vocation to dedicate himself to the family; especially his grandchildren.
After that message, all the groups present in the Chamber thanked him for his work in recent years at the head of Economy and Finance (where he resolved an important Quota Law that closed an open wound with the State) and wished him luck in the future for that ‘new life’.
The Budget project for 2024 amounts to 15,025.4 million, which represents an increase of 5.4% compared to that approved in 2023, with an increase of 774.7 million euros.
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