The Municipal Socialist Group of Boadilla del Monte has called for the creation of a local cooperation fund and a stable system for participation in regional taxes. The motion, debated in the full council on July 17, did not receive support from PP and Vox.
The Municipal Socialist Group of Boadilla del Monte has highlighted the need for a stable regional funding system for Madrid municipalities. The proposal, presented in the full council on July 17, urged the Community of Madrid to establish a permanent mechanism for local entities to participate in the revenues from their own and ceded taxes, with objective, transparent, and equitable criteria.
The initiative, which did not succeed due to the lack of favourable votes from PP and Vox, also proposed the inclusion in the upcoming General Budgets of the Community of Madrid of a specific allocation aimed at financing this municipal participation. Furthermore, it suggested the creation of an unconditional Local Cooperation Fund, aimed at increasing the financial autonomy of municipalities and strengthening the provision of local public services.
The socialist spokesperson, Alfonso Castillo, defended during the debate that the Community of Madrid currently lacks a stable system for municipal participation in its taxes, a situation that contrasts with the state model of local funding. According to Castillo, this deficiency directly affects municipalities like Boadilla del Monte, whose population and service growth has not been matched by an equivalent increase in ordinary funding.
The local PSOE argues that municipalities are increasingly bearing costs in areas such as social services, dependency, education, mobility, security, housing, culture, or sports, without regional funding adjusting to these new needs. Castillo pointed out that Boadilla receives around 20 million euros through the state system, but that the municipality is overly dependent on reserves to execute spending, a situation that, in his view, does not constitute a stable funding model.
The socialist motion is part of a broader debate on local funding and the distribution of resources among administrations. Although it did not pass due to the lack of support from the groups that sustain the municipal government, the PSOE of Boadilla has made its position clear: a change in the model is necessary to ensure predictable and sufficient funding for the municipalities of the Community of Madrid.
For the residents of Boadilla del Monte, the proposal represented a potential improvement in the provision of local public services, as an unconditional cooperation fund would allow the City Council to have more resources without relying on reserves from previous years. However, the lack of support from PP and Vox currently closes this avenue, although the debate on local regional funding remains open in the region.
The socialist spokesperson indicated that their group will continue to advocate for a fairer and more stable system for Madrid municipalities, in a context where many towns in the metropolitan area of Madrid face similar challenges of growth and funding.
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