the Consuls of Encamp and La Massana, Laura Mas and Eva Sansarespectively, consider that the common they have to work with him Government to push forward the bill to encourage the affordable housing construction in the private sector. The presidents avoid the controversial tone of some statements – such as those made on Thursday by Consul Major of Andorra la Vella, Sergi Gonzálezwho pointed out that “many see” the announcement of the bill by Conxita Marsol as “an electoral measure” – and they stress that it is now necessary for the parishes to send their proposals to the Minister of Housing.
“We cannot ignore that marsol he came to explain to us the measures in meeting of consuls. He explained the proposed law to us and proposed that we work together on it, as it affects communal powers. We agreed that it is necessary to join efforts to achieve housing for rent at an affordable price. Now what we have to do as common people is to study what impact it can have on our powers and respond to it. This is the work we have to do”, he explained But after the common council from Thursday sansa agrees with the diagnosis of the consul major encampadana: “What I see is that there is a need for housing and that we have to find solutions. We have to do it regardless of the political color of each one. I care so much about the political color.”
“The press conference is an opportunity for the administrations to work together”
partisanship
sansa admits that maybe the Government and the common “we haven’t had enough meetings to talk about the issue” since marsol presented the draft of the bill to the meeting of consuls of July However, he remembers that the executive has given the parishes “the opportunity to make amendments to the law”. Housing is a “delicate” issue and any measure taken by the Government in this area “it must be seen with good eyes”.
“I love it more that apartments are built for rent than what is being built today”
Be that as it may, the Consul Major from Massa demands that partisan politics should not be done with a social problem such as access to housing. “I believe that there are already other subjects in which controversy can be made and nothing happens. The press conference (of the Minister Marsol of Wednesday, in which he presented the bill) is an opportunity for the administrations to work together. I don’t want to make a political reading of it”, says the president.
“We cannot ignore that Marsol came to explain the measures to us at the meeting of consuls”
On the other hand, the consul major of Encamp stressed that, although the Housing powers belong to the Governmentthis does not mean that the common not be able to carry out “complementary” measures, as the Encapada corporation has done in recent mandates. “We were among the first to make decisions. We were among the first to apply the 90% bonus for constructions intended partially or entirely for rental housing at an affordable price and we have approved an aid plan where those of the Government“, explained the manager.
“We agreed that we need to join efforts to achieve affordable housing”
sansafor his part, evaluates the bill very positively, with which marsol wants to mobilize private investment to promote new ones housing promotions for rent at an affordable price through tax incentives, subsidies and preferential bank financing. “I love it more that apartments are built for rent than what is being built today, which are often apartments for sale and, for the most part, at exorbitant prices. I am a supporter of public-private collaboration. And, in this case, what we want is to stimulate the private sector to undertake these projects. There must be a commitment from both parties. And, above all, we must not criminalize the privateas he can give us a hand. We must find mechanisms to increase the supply of rental flats”, insists the Consul Major from Massan.
Sansa considers it positive to involve the private sector in solutions
Agreement
sansahowever, considers that it is necessary to move forward with the agreement law between administrations to improve coordination between the Government and the common. A point on which they agreed on Thursday consuls of Andorra la Vella, Sergi González, and Sant Julià de Lòria, Cerni Cairat. The law should serve, in the future, for the commons to receive earlier information about projects or proposals that affect matters under their jurisdiction.
The consuls demand the approval of the concertation law
In Thursday’s statements, Carat he expressed himself in a more cautious tone than González. The Consul General of the capital stated that marsol he had held the press conference “without taking into account the commons” and described it as “a lost opportunity”.
