The President of the Generalitat and PSPV candidate for the Presidency of the Generalitat, Ximo Puig, has entered fully into the fiscal battle proposed (once again) by the PP and has sent a forceful message: "The fiscal collapse model would mean put an end to the welfare state. In the first major campaign rally held in the Auditorium of the University of Alicante together with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, the leader of the PSPV has warned that he has no intention of following the "neoliberal model" of Madrid that only serves to “ those who have money." In this line. Puig has indicated that "without taxes there is no Welfare State" and has added that "every time they talk about less taxes they talk about more cuts."
Puig has participated with the President of the Government in an act of support for the PSPV candidate for Mayor of Alicante, Ana Barceló, and has defended the need to have "water forever, water for the best garden in Europe, not water for to confront". He has made it clear to the PSOE leader that for the Valencian socialists, the Tajo-Segura transfer is "unavoidable". "The president knows it, I am going to defend the irrigators of Alicante and Vega Baja" he pointed out. Of course, he has matiated that "the serious problem of water" must be addressed "from the claim and from the dialogue." He has insisted that the confrontation does not bring more water and that the Valencian route is committed to dialogue compared to other models that live in confrontation.
Perhaps in order not to generate more confrontation, Puig has tiptoed through other "pending problems such as financing." In his speech, he focused on recalling the PP's past corruption and tried to compare it with his government's "file": "We have created 430,000 jobs in eight years," he stated with satisfaction.
For this reason, he has argued that with "an alliance of progressive governments, the economy works better." In this line, he has regretted the confrontation sought by the Alicante City Council, in the hands of the popular Luis Barcala, and has shown his hope for a change in the Mayor's Office at the hands of Ana Barceló, whose management he has applauded as Minister of Health during the difficult times of the pandemic.
Puig has underlined the effort of his government to stitch together the Valencian Community and has stressed that "Alicante is essential for the project of the Valencian Community". In addition, he has added that the city and the province are doing well with progressive governments. The return of filming in the City of Light has served as an example. For this reason, he has asked those present to make an effort, convinced that the polls can be turned around
For her part, the candidate for Mayor of Alicante, Ana Barceló, has called for "Alicante to wake up from its lethargy and move into the 21st century" while clarifying that "this can only happen hand in hand with a socialist government". The socialist candidate wanted to highlight the city's housing problems and the social and economic gap between neighborhoods and she has promised to set up a proactive government that listens and promotes the initiatives of Alicante society.
Alicante will not be an easy place for the PSPV. Perhaps for this reason, Pedro Sánchez has decided not to wait for the campaign to be seen by a province that will measure the resistance capacity of the Botànic and, above all, the growth of the PP compared to 2019. Four years ago, the Socialists were the force voted for and won 10 of the 35 deputies at stake, but PP and Ciudadanos added seven each and now, the popular ones aspire to absorb all the orange vote.
