ERC denounces the use of public funds by the Senate for the National Touromaquia Award

Republican left (ERC) has presented a letter before the Senate table in which he denounces the “lack of transparency” in the organization of the Bullfighting Award promoted by the Upper House in collaboration with the Foundation of the Toro de Lidia in which they have demanded that as soon as possible a detailed report on the real cost and budgetary impact of this event.

Specifically, training claims A detailed breakdown of the prize -derived expensesincluding the budget items used, logistics costs, the impact on the Senate budget and any contribution of private entities or public administrations. In turn, it also requests information on the process of authorization of spending and the criteria for selecting suppliers, with the objective of determining if Transparency regulations and current budget legislation have been complied with.

In general, the party denounces that “Hidden key information“On the financing, the agreements and organizational criteria of the event throughout the processing of the same. In his opinion, this has prevented” a transparent debate and an adequate parliamentary control. “In this sense, he has denounced that The Senate table has offered “scarce or no answers” Despite information requests and protest writings submitted.

For the rest, Republicans demand transparency and reject that a public institution finance an award “to violence against animals” and emphasize that bullfighting is a “strongly questioned” practice by broad sectors of society and that, far from representing a consensus, “It involves the imposition of a partial vision financed with resources from all citizens“.