The Regional Supreme Court (TSJA) has confirmed a sentence previously handed down annulling politicians' pay rises at the Vélez-Málaga Town Hall.
The court case was held on the 29th of November, 2021 concerning the pay rises approved at a Plenary Meeting of the said Town Council in July 2018. In this meeting the Municipal Secretary and the Comptroller (Municipal Auditor) had their pay rises approved.
The opposition party, the PP, voted against this decision, which would cost the town coffers 120,000 euros extra each year, and finally decided to take it to court. The Town Hall will also have to pay the court costs totalling 1,500 euros.
However, the Mayor, when asked if he had conformed with the court sentence, said that the affair was with the Municipal Legal Advisory Department.
The PP Spokesperson said that: “It was an abusive and indecent salary increase, which did not conform with the established norms and was unjustified.”
The person who was the Municipal Secretary back then, Benedicto Carrión, gave up his position to take up one in the Provincial Council in April 2021. The Comptroller remains the same, Juan Pablo Ramos.
The PP Spokesperson, Councillor Delgado, expressed his respect for both people affected but pointed out that: “the law should be upheld because you cannot approve a salary increase for these posts for more that 100,000 euros per year, which is more than the Prime Minister of Spain receives.”
(News: Velez-Malaga, Axarquia, Costa del Sol, Malaga, Andalucia)
AHH. I see. So only the top end have their snouts in the trough.
The others are just blooming good persons. !!??
Patrick: politicians are over paid because they decide their own salaries. So, not only do towns have too many councillors in relation to their populations (Almuñécar has 22 and can easily make do with eleven) but they are also overpaid.
However, there are many, many, councillors and even mayors in small villages who do not get paid and maintain their normal employment, receiving just expenses for Plenary Meetings. Spain has over 8,000 town halls, the majority of which are for villages.
My maths is dodgy. Is that €8333 per month. Per person. ? Good that it’s been rejected. But what on earth wages are these people on. ??