The new government team of Sa Unió has unilaterally terminated a series of contracts with several media and other suppliers for the mere fact of having been signed by the former president of the Consell Insular de Formentera, Llorenç Córdoba, before he was ousted at the end of last December.
Official sources of the Consell have confirmed to La Voz de Ibiza that “the decision to suspend some contracts has been taken after verifying that on December 12 and 13 and later, when the motion of censure signed by all parties of the Corporation was already signed, the former president of the Consell de Formentera committed more than 130,000 euros in various concepts related to advertising“.
In this regard, they argued that “we have chosen to pause (sic) these contracts to manage our resources more efficiently”.
Review
“We are currently reviewing the contracts of the different suppliers and will evaluate the best way to resume them in the future, always with the objective of optimizing transparency and the good use of funds,” they informed this media outlet.
Without going into details, the Consell said that “there are less than a dozen contracts from different suppliers, they are not only media“.
Among the affected media are La Voz de Ibiza and Formentera Radio.
All of them have received an e-mail last Friday from the Press and Communication area and with the signature of the insular president, Óscar Portas, informing that “we do not intend to continue with the works from next January 31, 2025 or, at least, in the way they were carried out until now”.
“Once the presidency of the Consell de Formentera has changed, the new government team wishes to rethink the whole advertising issue, as well as to make a containment in the expenses of this area,” details the letter endorsed by the president.
Sources of the former administration have shown to La Voz de Ibiza their surprise at the decision taken by Sa Unió. And the fact is that, according to them, “the vast majority of the contracts were made with the Sa Unió government team in full”, before the political crisis broke out in the coalition and with figures that were very similar to those of 2022 and 2023.
“Those signed in December to advance work were for the same figures as those of 2024,” they added in contradiction to the current government’s statements.
According to the 2025 Budget, 300,000 thousand Euros were allocated for Advertising and Propaganda through different items .
No response from Cordoba
La Voz de Ibiza has tried unsuccessfully these days to consult with former president Llorenç Córdoba.
