Mallorca waste row: PSIB fights €41m Tirme payment

A €41 million payment to waste-treatment firm Tirme is under challenge in Palma, Mallorca. The PSIB has lodged a formal complaint seeking to stop both the payment and changes to Mallorca’s waste-treatment tariffs. Party spokeswoman Catalina Cladera says the Consell de Mallorca approved the move through a credit modification at the end of July.

Cladera called the operation a matter of “extraordinary seriousness”. She said the party’s complaint draws on the final financial-control report, which flags structural imbalances in the tariff formula and management practices that could put the service’s continuity at risk.

PSIB challenges tariff calculation

The party alleges that the Consell has expanded Tirme’s contract with public money without a legal or technical basis. It points to the use of the Consumer Prices Index, or CPI, to update investments made by the concession holder.

According to Cladera, the intervention service considers that method unacceptable on accounting, economic and legal grounds because it conflicts with the historical-cost principle. She said it shifts risks that should fall on the contractor onto the administration.

The Consell’s announced 10% nominal tariff cut is also under fire. PSIB calls it a “trap”, arguing that the real cost would instead be loaded onto the island’s budget.

Warning over Mallorca’s budget

Cladera said reports from the General Intervention find that the €41 million credit change breaches budget-stability rules and the spending rule. She warned it could create imbalances, affect the budget settlement and force the Consell to draw up an economic-financial plan.

PSIB also argues that the payment runs against the European Waste Directive and Spain’s Law 7/2022, which say waste-management costs must be met by those producing the waste rather than the administration.

The party has called on the Consell de Mallorca to reverse course immediately, halt the files and approve the tariffs with transparency, rigour and respect for the law.

Topics: Environment · Politics

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com