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Gloria Mart n demands a formal explanation, that the agreement with these artists be complied with, as well as that they be compensated for the expenses they have had to incur to prepare this event.

In this regard, he recalled that some of the participating groups gave up acting in other municipalities to, in the end, "get stuck" The councilor for Izquierda Unida-Verdes in the Lorca City Council, Gloria Mart n, has denounced the damages caused to the artists whom the PSOE and C's Government team had decided to hire for the festival "A pie de bar ", a cultural event with which it was intended to revitalize the hospitality sector in the municipality, especially punished by the COVID-19 crisis.

Mart n has echoed the complaints expressed by the Regional Association of Composers and Authors of Music - ARCAM, who have denounced the cancellation of this event "only a few hours before its start." The councilor of IU-Verdes explained that the agreed bowling will take place on December 18, 24, 28 and 31 and that the hired artists had already delivered a proforma invoice to the City Council.

However, on the afternoon of the 17th, before the restrictions on "lateo" imposed by the regional government for the days of Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve that were known yesterday were known, these artists were informed the cancellation of the proceedings "without a coherent explanation." According to Martín, the excuse used by the municipal government team is the size of the places chosen for the celebration of the festival and the impossibility of guaranteeing social distance measures in them.

A justification that Mart n considers "absurd" because that fact "was already known when this event was planned" and it has not been a problem to maintain other activities in some of these spaces within the Christmas program .

Therefore, the councilor of IU-Verdes has asked for a formal explanation of what happened, that the agreement with these artists be complied with, as well as that they be compensated for the expenses they have had to incur to prepare the festival .

In this regard, he recalled that some of the participating groups gave up acting in other municipalities to, in the end, "get stuck." Gloria Mart n criticized the constant improvisation of the Government team, the lack of transparency and legal guarantees in the hiring procedures.

In fact, the list of minor contracts published on the municipal website is not up-to-date and only goes until September 30, "which prevents our rights to carry out a proper inspection of government work." In this specific case, "we don't even know if a hiring file had been opened, or if the corresponding credit withholding request had been made for the realization of an event that was canceled.

only 24 hours before its start, "said Mart n, who will request a copy of this documentation this morning.Mart n will also request information on the hiring procedure and the cost of the monumental lighting that takes place these days, "and of which we do not have documentation either." The councilor of IU-Verdes also regretted the lack of coordination between the councilors of Culture and Celebrations, and above all, the lack of consideration towards the effort developed by municipal technicians at the time of launch initiatives "that are later rejected at the last moment because the councilors cannot agree." function { ;(, , {});}

Source: IU-verdes Lorca