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Community of Madrid Prioritizes Massive Housing Construction Over State Policies

Councillor Jorge Rodrigo asserts that the only solution to the housing crisis is to build more, criticizing the inaction of the central government.

Generic image of a construction worker's hands holding blueprints, with blurred buildings in the background.
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Generic image of a construction worker's hands holding blueprints, with blurred buildings in the background.

The Councillor for Housing, Transport and Infrastructure, Jorge Rodrigo, has emphasized the need to "build, build, and build" to resolve the housing shortage in the Community of Madrid, contrasting with the proposals from the central government.

Rodrigo acknowledged the complexity of the housing situation, not only in the region and in Spain but also at a European level. However, he affirmed that the "useful policy" of the Popular Party's absolute majorities is generating new homes, considering construction as the sole means to solve the problem.
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"There is high demand, and we must provide ample supply, so intervening in housing policies, intervening in prices, will not solve the problem."

Jorge Rodrigo · Councillor for Housing, Transport and Infrastructure
The councillor criticized Pedro Sánchez's Government, accusing it of not having built "a single public dwelling" in the region. According to his figures, the Community of Madrid constructs around 20,000 homes annually, a figure deemed insufficient against an estimated demand of 50,000 units.
Given this imbalance, the Government of the Community of Madrid seeks to "avoid by all means applying any housing policy mandated by the Government of Spain." Rodrigo argued that limiting rental prices would only reduce the supply of available flats, citing the examples of Berlin and Paris as evidence of this consequence.

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