MADRID, 15 Nov. (EUROPA PRESS) –
A total of three Spanish autonomous communities and cities still do not mobilize funds of 5.62 million euros from the new Moves II Efficient and Sustainable Mobility Incentive Program launched by the Government, despite the fact that the deadline for doing so has already ended almost two months.
Thus, some 5.62 million euros of the 100 million that the plan contemplated remain paralyzed since Murcia, Extremadura and Ceuta have not published the plan in their respective official gazettes, although the limit expired on September 17, three months later that the Executive allowed to activate it.
Specifically, Extremadura has 2.26 million in aid for the purchase of electric vehicles corresponding to Moves II, while Murcia corresponds to 3.16 million euros and Ceuta, 180,729 euros.
Other communities, such as Andalusia (17.95 million), Castilla-La Mancha (4.33 million) and Navarra (1.38 million) waited until the last moment to publish the call in their respective official gazettes, while that the Balearic Islands (2.53 million), Melilla (180,431 euros) or Castilla y León (5.12 million) already published it after the deadline.
For their part, the Canary Islands (4.70 million euros) and Cantabria (1,123 million euros) were the last communities to approve the plan. In the case of the Cantabrian community, it was approved just two weeks ago.
There have also been discrepancies among the communities that have authorized it. For example, in the Balearic Islands there have been many voices from the sector that have criticized the implementation of the plan in this island community since, contrary to what the state agreement dictates, it forces citizens to scrap an old vehicle in order to buy a ‘zero emissions’ car.
For this reason, the Spanish Association of Automobile and Truck Manufacturers (Anfac) dismissed as “incomprehensible” that the Balearic Islands published the plan “late” and with modifications that “reduce its effectiveness and create confusion”, since it recovers the scrap requirement for companies and individuals, an issue on which a consensus had been reached to eliminate it.
The National Association of Sellers of Motor Vehicles, Repair and Spare Parts (Ganvam) have spoken along the same lines, describing the bases of the Moves II Plan that the archipelago has published as “discriminatory”. For this reason, both associations have asked for it to be modified and adapted to the national bases.
Even so, at present this clause continues in force, although the Institute for Energy Diversification and Saving (IDAE) is analyzing it, according to sources from the sector explained to Europa Press.
ALL COMMUNITIES WILL PUBLISH IT
Despite these delays, IDAE sources consulted by Europa Press stated that “the important thing” is that all the autonomous communities will publish the plan, despite the fact that some of them do so after the deadline.
“The important thing is that all the communities have officially accepted the aid and we know that all of them are carrying out the internal administrative procedures to obtain the calls,” they stressed from the IDAE.
The general director of the Business Association for the Development and Promotion of the Electric Vehicle (Aedive), Arturo Pérez de Lucia, has spoken along the same lines, who assured that “all communities are working on it”, so if they have not published and his plans are for some “administrative delay.”
The Moves II Plan has a budget of up to 100 million euros to promote sustainable mobility. Thus, the Government contributes up to 5,500 euros for the acquisition of a ‘zero emissions’ model, while the manufacturers will give an additional aid of 1,000 euros to encourage its purchase.
With regard to passenger cars, the model must have a maximum price of up to 45,000 euros. This amount rises to 53,000 euros for eight-seater models or in the event that the ultimate recipient is an Administration or a non-profit organization.