Surely you remember the years when many drivers they refused to pay tolls in Catalonia for the comparative tort with the rest of the state highways. That ‘not vull pay‘ has been resurrected this Wednesday underground by the hand of Rodalieswhere he Batec youth collective has called a claim actiona “pay strike” that they will make effective as of May 11. To show that they are serious, they have sneaked into the arc de triomf station. They were a few; expect to be many more within a week. They denounce the lack of government investment on the Catalan railway. And they sum it up like this: “Until Madrid pays, we don’t pay!”
During the presentation of the mobilization, the two spokespersons, Oriol Sales and Maria Antonia Dolshave assured that Batec has nearly a thousand people behind it from different groups of young people who agree that the Rodalies service “it’s a disaster” and whose “daily problems and delays” harm thousands of people every day. After appealing to the “creativity“When it comes to circumventing the crossing controls at railway stations, they have harshly criticized the lack of investment of the State on Catalan trains. “Since 2008, not even 24% of the planned investments have been executed,” Dols criticized. Renfe, for its part, announces that will file complaints for non-payment and remember that travelers without a ticket do not have insurance which is included in the transport title.
“Renfe in Catalonia is a disaster and is responsible. Since 2008, the State has not executed even 24% of the planned budget investments“, has criticized Dols, who has added that Madrid has taken triple the money in terms of rail spending. According to his data, the investment per Catalan is 205 euros, while every madrileño they get 907 euros. Their figures are as follows: Jose Luis Rodriguez Shoemaker promised 4,000 million and only 14% arrived, Mariano Rajoy raised it to 4,200 million but executed just over 6.2% and in the era of Pedro Sanchez A plan of 6,340 million has been brandished and only 12% of that amount has been made flesh. Regarding the latter, it is fair to clarify that the Rodalies plan presented a couple of years ago speaks of that millionaire in the 2020-2030 period.
And the fines?
For all these reasons, Batec makes an appeal to stop paying from May 11. About the possible fines that may fall on those who access a train without validating a ticket, the organizers have been convinced that if many people join the mobilization, there will be no consequences. At the end of the explanation, the two spokespersons addressed the Arc de Triomf lockers to carry out a first tasting of what in theory is to come next week. They have blocked the access door with electrical tape and people have been coming in.
Rodalies de Catalunya is a public service that pays between all the citizens as well as the taxes that finance these types of services, whether they are used or not. If someone is a queue, they are committing frau against all nosaltres
– The title of transport included in the compulsory insurance price for travelers. In this way, if they commit frau, they will not have the material used by the stations and trains
– We understand that the travelers puguin protest and claim millions in the service, because they have a multitude of channels per fer-ho
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– Respect the people who have collaborated, it is to present the corresponding complaint