The government of Yaiza, presided over by Óscar Noda, dismissed the battery of claims and definitively approved the 2026 municipal budget this Monday, accounts that received union allegations during the public exhibition period after their initial approval on May 29. Therefore, having overcome this last step, the municipal accounts, of 33.7 million euros, come into effect from their publication this week in the official gazette.
On the other hand, as no claims were registered, Yaiza had already consolidated 22.9 million euros of treasury reserves at the beginning of this month, which the Administration is investing in a dozen investment projects of general interest that are beginning to be tendered.
Regarding the content of the budget allegations, the mayor explained to the political groups, in the presence of some members of the Works Committee present in the room, that they are based on aspects not subject to claims in budgetary matters, such as the amortization of positions, the creation of new positions, salary increases and modifications, as well as alleged fraud of law due to outsourcing of services, among other reasons.
The mayor presented the legal grounds that support the government's decision to dismiss the claims in their entirety. One of the striking cases is the allegation against the Credit Modification file number 015-2026, which, according to Comisiones Obreras, refers to a salary alteration and other considerations when in reality the file corresponds to the extraordinary credit of 93,000 euros from funds arriving from the Autonomous Community of the Canary Islands to continue the Co-responsible Plan, 'Yaiza Co-responsible Municipality', aimed at promoting the work-life balance of thirty southern families in vulnerable situations.
In any case, the mayor reiterated his will and that of the government to "enter into dialogues and sensible agreements within the law, such as the one that allowed us the stabilization of eighty percent of the staff in 2023, an administrative process that consolidated employment for 160 City Council workers. I believe this is irrefutable proof of my willingness to build agreements, as we have agreed on social aid for workers or the shifts for the local police."
Regarding the grounds for claims against the budget, the mayor recalled that in order to materialize, there must be at least one of three basic issues: that there is no balance between income and expenses, that the Institution must face payments and does not have sufficient funds to make them, or that the Administration has omitted a step in the budget preparation and approval process. "This is not the case for Yaiza," he stated emphatically.
The majority of claims are based on this last issue; however, Óscar Noda ruled out having incurred any omission, defending that "we reported the budget within the Works Committee as we have done in previous years. Chapter one, the personnel chapter, did not have to be submitted to collective bargaining."
Answering opposition questions about the job classification list (RPT), Óscar Noda explained that "the Police already have it and we are working on the administrative units to better structure the functioning of the City Council." Finally, he wanted to make a clear message to all the workers: "I will never throw the municipal staff under the bus because it is made up of people absolutely committed to public service."