Cádiz is lowering its target in terms of the public that attends to see this catamaran regatta, which is held in the waters of the bay, the Sail GP Circuit. Three years ago, as a novelty it was good. Thousands of people attended the event and Cádiz was filled. I don’t know if because of the regatta itself, or because it was the first time that the Sánchez Government let us go out on the streets after the pandemic or because it coincided with the Pilar bridge.
The fact is that last year there was already a significant drop in attendance. Interest dropped a lot. Of course it was not celebrated on the Hispanic Bridge. The regatta until 2022 had cost 100 thousand euros, 50 thousand in 2021 and 50 thousand in 2022. But in 2023 the surprise occurred. None other than the Cádiz city council found in the drawers a contract signed by the previous mayor, José María González Santos, alias “Kichi” in which he committed to paying one million euros in 2023 and another million in 2025, so It was discovered that the circuit would settle in Cádiz for two more years if the amount was paid.
At first, the new city government with Bruno García, its mayor at the helm, had many doubts about disbursing that amount, which they had dug out of a drawer, but given the threats that the event would be moved to Barcelona or Valencia, the mayor He gave up and stretched his budget to be able to pay.
By 2025, the payment divided into three will be effective. One part from the City Council, another from the Provincial Council and another from the Community, so Cádiz will have an easier time paying.
I wonder: is an event like this profitable in a city where unemployment reigns? They, Sail GP, will say that the event has assumed I don’t know how many billions in return, but that is not the truth and the figures are greatly inflated.
It seems lately that Spain is a bargain for paying for events with public money that could be used for other, much more important things. Between the Copa América in Barcelona, which all Spaniards pay for, the Sail GP event in Cádiz, which all Spaniards also pay for, the payments granted by the Government of Sánchez Castejón, the universal healthcare that is for everyone who puts the feet in Spain, subsidies to some groups and the budget of some ministries, Spain currently owes more than one billion and “b” euros.
I like that Cádiz spends two million euros on our sport, but with those two million euros, how many Andalusian sailors could contribute to the Olympic team? How many children could enjoy sailing?
Think about it, Mr. Bruno García, and don’t waste money like this, because Spain is not one for waste.
2023-11-05 17:44:49
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