The general secretary and socialist spokesperson in the institution, Samuel Falomir, has stated that the president of the Castellón Provincial Council finds herself in a situation of "loneliness" in her campaign to claim an alleged debt from the State. According to Falomir, the lack of support from the presidents of the provincial councils of Valencia and Alicante demonstrates that "if this debt were real, it would not be met with silence from other institutions".
“"If that were the case, we would be facing a problem affecting all provincial councils in Spain, and no one else is running this campaign because no one dares to uphold such a big lie without evidence on the table."
Falomir has denounced that, to date, the president has not provided any technical endorsement to certify the debt. This absence of documentation would explain why she does not find complicity from any other official in her party. The socialists, on the other hand, are able to present reports, such as the one from the Treasury Department of l’Alcora City Council, which certifies the non-existence of any pending payment obligation from the State.
The socialist spokesperson has also criticized the use of the Provincial Council's institutional channels to attack socialist mayors who have not signed the debt claim letter. In response, the PSPV-PSOE will promote the modification of the Provincial Council's Organic Regulation to protect mayors' summits as spaces for debate and not as partisan acts.
Beyond the debt debate, deputy Merche Galí has focused on the Provincial Council's management, pointing out that the governing team "leaves more than 60 million euros from the 2025 investment budget unexecuted." She emphasized that, in a public administration, leaving money unused is "synonymous with inefficiency," as these are funds that do not translate into improvements for public services and infrastructure.
For her part, Maria Jiménez has highlighted the "unsustainable" situation of the Provincial Fire Consortium, affected by a lack of personnel, absence of commanders, overload of overtime, and lack of material resources, in addition to complaints of labor abuse that have not received a response from the Provincial Council.
Finally, deputy spokesperson Ruth Sanz has asked the president to "stop lying to hide the context of permanent conflict" into which the Popular Party has plunged the Valencian Community, with a strike in education, endless waiting lists in healthcare, and non-existent infrastructure investments. She concluded that the campaign about the "fake debt" seeks to "eclipse the real problems of our province".
