The spokesperson for the socialist municipal group in the Granada City Council, Raquel Ruz, has strongly criticized the management of Mayor Marifrán Carazo's government team regarding the promised aid to commercial establishments harmed by urban interventions.
According to information obtained after a written question submitted by socialist councilor Eva Fernández for the ordinary plenary session in March 2026, the bonus on the Economic Activities Tax (IAE), presented as a "star measure" by the Popular Party, has proven ineffective for small self-employed workers.
Data provided by the Delegated Department of Economy and Finance indicates that only two aid applications for public works have been processed. These correspond to a luxury hotel on San Antón Street and a restaurant belonging to a large hospitality group on Emperatriz Eugenia Street.
“"This makes it clear that the measure was not focused, in any case, on helping the small businesses that have been affected. Not a single neighborhood shop, nor the bakery, nor the shoe store that struggle to survive every day with the streets dug up, have received a single euro of this aid, which confirms that Carazo's measure was an empty gesture, devoid of content and, like everything that accompanies her management, a storefront with nothing behind it."
Ruz recalled that her party had already warned about the inapplicability of these "ghost measures" for Granada's commercial fabric, as the IAE is a tax that only affects companies with an annual turnover exceeding one million euros.
The socialist spokesperson also condemned the mayor's attitude for attempting to "mask" the lack of real initiatives, presenting the reduction in the Emasagra bill as prominent bonuses, despite the fact that businesses affected by supply cuts should have those costs covered by the company itself.
Finally, the socialist group has urged Marifrán Carazo to "immediately rectify, abandon 'photo-op' policies, and approve real bonuses on taxes that self-employed workers and small businesses in the neighborhoods do pay, such as the garbage collection fee or the IBI."
