Council of Majorca boosting spending on social services and roads

Spending on personnel will rise by 4.4 million to 67.2 million euros, the reason being salary increases and additional numbers of senior officials whose positions have been approved this year*. There will be a total of 34 million for social services, of which the 18 million plus for transfer of responsibilities therefore represents more than a half. There is to be increased emphasis on services for minors, the disabled and the elderly.

As for infrastructure, there is to be renewal of work on the so-called Via Conectora road in Palma, new work for roads serving Algaida and Lloseta and also the controversial Llucmajor-Campos dual carriageway.

* These new positions can partly be explained by the fact that the Council of Majorca is taking on responsibilities for tourism promotion.