The local Spanish Administration outstripped the promotion of public works through the Local Fund

The set of municipalities, county councils and Spanish cabildos multiplied almost by four (+ 274,5%) the invitation to tender for public works in the first two months of the year by the State Local Investment Fund launched by the Government. Between January and February, the local Spanish Administration promoted works for an amount of 5.246,54 million euros, according to data from the management of large construction companies Seopan gathered by Europa Press. In this way, the set of Administration opened almost two-thirds (64.3%) of total public works promoted by Governments as a whole in the first two months of the year, and allowed this shed an increase (+ 26%)to 8.162,47 billion euros.

By contrast, the central Government reduced by 57.8% promotion of works from January to February, which totaled 1.196,43 million, 14.7 per cent of the total; While the autonomous communities diminished by 22.6%, to 1.719,50 million euros, 21.1 per cent of the total.

For types of works, both civil engineering and construction of buildings and public income rose 26% in the first two months. Civil engineering but accounted for 63% of the total (𔚽.151,86 million). It highlights the decline in the promotion of transport (trains, roads, ports and airports) and infrastructure increasing the hydraulic (+ 52.9%) and environmental (+ 67.5%). As for the construction, accounted for the remaining 37% (EUR 3.010,61 million), and among them is the promotion of sports facilities, which multiplied almost by six (+ 478,5%) and administrative centres (+ 99%).