PP challenges Puerto del Rosario over unspent funds and rising tax revenue
The Partido Popular says Puerto del Rosario left nearly €22 million of its 2025 budget unspent while tax revenue per resident rose and service problems persisted.
The Partido Popular (PP) has criticised Puerto del Rosario’s council over its 2025 finances, saying residents are paying more while millions of euros remain unspent and problems with local services persist.
The party based its criticism on a 2025 management audit presented at a council meeting. It says the findings expose weaknesses in the financial management of the municipal government led by David de Vera, whose administration comprises Coalición Canaria and PSOE.
The audit recorded tax revenue per inhabitant rising from €614 in 2024 to €661 in 2025, an increase of €47. It also put the municipality’s fiscal effort at 105.4%, compared with an average of 72% for Canary Islands councils. The indicator relates the volume of taxes collected by a council to the economic capacity of its population.
PP councillor Fernando Enseñat said the higher fiscal burden had not been matched by a proportional improvement in services. He pointed to increases in sewerage and waste charges and said there were continuing problems with cleaning, road surfacing, lighting and maintenance in neighbourhoods and villages.
Budget and investment spending
The audit figures show that the council had a final budget of approximately €90 million in 2025, of which nearly €22 million was not spent. For investment specifically, around €9 million was spent out of almost €19 million available.
PP municipal spokesperson Ana Padilla argued that the figures showed shortcomings could not be explained solely by a lack of funding. She pointed to residents’ requests for resurfaced streets, pavements in good condition, maintained public spaces and sports facilities.
The party also disputed the mayor’s explanations for why certain resurfacing, cleaning and municipal works were not advanced until 2026. The PP says the audit shows the council had the capacity to use its treasury surplus in previous years, including €22.8 million in 2025, and argues that work could have been undertaken sooner.
The PP described the timing of newly announced works as electoral rather than the result of continuous planning. It called for greater priority to be given to carrying out investments, maintaining public spaces and improving services.