Given its institutional status, its legal nature and its work on behalf of local entities, there is a long tradition of cooperation between the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) with the different Ministerial Departments, and in particular with the current Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, whose functions in terms of relations with the entities that make up the Local Administration are contained in Royal Decree 273/2024, of 19 March, which develops its basic organic structure.

Thus, the Ministry of Territorial Policy and Democratic Memory, among other powers, is responsible for proposing and implementing the Government ' s policy on relations with the autonomous communities and the entities that make up the local administration, directly or through their associations, in the field of local government and administration.

To enable the FEMP to carry out its work of cooperation and representation of the interests of local governments in various fields under appropriate conditions.

Considering that the aforementioned objectives remain fully valid, the General Administration of the State wishes to renew its commitment to continue cooperating in the financing of the work of the FEMP in representation and defense of the interests of local governments.

There are reasons of public and social interest that motivate and justify the direct granting of a subsidy to the FEMP with the object and purpose included in the projected norm, given that it is the association that represents the largest number of Local Entities, meeting the aforementioned requirements in defense of the interests of local governments and the highest institutional representation of them, which justifies the economic cooperation of the State with the aforementioned Public Utility Association, without there being the option of resorting to a competitive concurrence procedure due to the lack of such concurrence.

Establish the regulatory bases for the granting of a subsidy from the General Administration of the State to the Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces for the financing of the operating expenses of its activity.

It has been assessed that there is no alternative that is more suitable than the one chosen. In this regard, in accordance with the provisions of article 28.2 of Law 38/2003, of 17 November, the special regulations governing subsidies provided for in article 22.2.c) must be approved by royal decree, on the proposal of the person in charge of the competent Ministry and after a report from the Ministry of Finance.