
Local
Town halls prepare for a spending spree with next year's local elections in mind
FRANCISCO JIMÉNEZ / IVÁN GELIBTER
With the next local elections just over a year away, in June 2019, we can expect to see councils embarking on numerous new projects to impress their voters, although of course the extent of these will depend on how much money is in the municipal ... public deficit, but this year it goes even further by expanding the type of projects that can be carried out using these funds. There are some conditions involved: no project must generate greater expenditure in the future or increase the council's ... year the government is allowing these funds to be spent in more ways. Until now the money could only be used for projects such as street lighting and drainage, green zones, public transport and minor improvements to streets and roads, but now it can