The S'Escorxador centre in Palma, Mallorca

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Majorca Daily Bulletin reporterPalma19/05/2021 13:35
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The concession for the management of the S'Escorxador centre in Palma runs out at the end of December. The current concession holder is Mercasa, a Spanish government public company which has expressed an interest in continuing an arrangement that has lasted for 30 years. However, the company is not satisfied with Palma town hall's conditions for renewal.

If the negotiations break down, the town hall can either put the whole complex out to tender, meaning that management would be private, or offer each of the premises for tender and have direct management. This would mean that management continues to be in public hands.

One of the tenants is CineCiutat, whose president, Javier Pachón, says that they are waiting to find out who the new manager is. On December 31, the rental contracts for businesses in the centre will expire. All the tenants, he explains, have to know soon in order to be able to renew the contracts. There is concern that something similar to what occurred with the units beneath Plaça Major will happen at S'Escorxador.

Mercasa, meanwhile, has not responded to the demand made by the tenants for aid because of Covid. This demand included a retrospective 50% cancellation of rent and community charges.