Government and Junta de Castilla y León agree on the transfer of extraordinary funding for Public Health

The meeting was chaired by the Secretary of State for Territorial Cooperation, Ana Leiva, and the Councilor for Castilian-Leonese Finance, Pilar del Olmo

The Joint Commission has agreed to the transfer of 33 million

To finance the Public Health, as part of the funds that the Autonomous Community will receive for this concept. To this amount must be added EUR 16 million for the increase in alcohol and tobacco taxes, to which must be added EUR 200 million via cash advances for 2006

Ana Leiva appears before the journalists

The Secretary of State for Territorial Cooperation has highlighted that Castilla y León becomes the fourth Autonomous Community that receives the extraordinary funds to finance Health agreed at the II Conference of Presidents

Pilar del Olmo, also in front of journalists

Finally, the Minister of Finance of Castilla y León also appeared at a press conference to express her opinion following what was agreed by the Joint Transfer Commission.