Claims for training amounted to 19.3 million

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The Junta de Andalucía has risen to 19.3 million euros the amount claimed a total of 640 institutions for training without justification, said Thursday in Parliament, at the request of PP and IU, the Minister of Education, Luciano Alonso. This represents nearly two million more than last provided last September, when claims amounted to 17,451,211 euros for 581 grants.

According to the data provided, already used by 60% of files: 5,153 of the 8,505 that between central and provincial delegations. Grants analyzed ranging from 2007-2013, years in which the Andalusian Government budgeted 2.456 million for job training.

In a month, Education has analyzed more than 788 files are in the following situation: 547 are in request for information, study or start phase reinstatement; 59 records have proposed and final resolution of reimbursement, amounting to 1,923,812 euros, which must be returned to the public purse; and 182 have been justified properly and once the administrative process closed, had been forwarded to the Comptroller for audit, settlement and payment.

At this hearing, Alonso backtracked on its commitment to make public the list of names of entities that are claiming the refund. In contrary to what the past 4 and September 10, in parliament, on Thursday held that it will not provide the name of the beneficiaries and the return reason because "it can lead to a breach of the rules of protection data." Alonso brandished a report issued in this regard by the legal office of the Board.

The PP spokesman, Teresa Ruiz Sillero, he harshly criticized this change of position and accused him of "lying" in Parliament. "This is a scam, today desdicen, lies the counselor, lies the president of the Board and all the regional government" coalition reproached.

While in another tone, the spokesman of the United Left, Ignacio García, did not agree with the name of the beneficiaries of aid not justified "when talking nonstop transparency" is muted. Alonso reaffirmed its decision not to publish the names, but was willing to give information to groups if they claim it. Thus, the responsibility would fall on the public make deputies.

Alonso also request Ruiz dribbled Sillero made known to the record of aid received by the Treasury exconsejero Angel Ojeda, charged with receiving 33.3 million in state aid. He said that those records were in the hands of Judge Mercedes Alaya.

Resistances to make this data visible also come from the side of the Confederation of Employers of Andalusia in a letter from its president, Javier González de Lara, expressly asked not to be taken to "prevent further damage" and that final decisions of reinstatement "are subject to third-party resources."

Alonso reported that since Wednesday have joined a "specific" controller and six technicians dedicated exclusively to the oversight of training records, all of which depend on the General Comptroller. The review involved 288 people are assigned to provincial services and 64 others working at headquarters and were hired for this purpose.

Alonso reiterated that so far there are a total of 2,550 public and private entities that have been granted funds without having even justified previously received public money. It is what is called "exceptuación" which does not imply that "exempt from justification," he said. Given the statements of the deputies who have benefited entities PSOE, responsible for Education explained that there are 615 exceptuaciones local entities governed by all parties. Of these, 289 are the PSOE; 176, PP; 39 of the United Left; and 111 other formations.

The Board has five judicial proceedings themselves known more as part affected by the alleged fraud, which has already done in 11 cases.