Sumar has presented an amendment in the Congress of Deputies aiming to eliminate public funding from the General State Administration for those administrations that approve "any form of tariff regulation that discriminates based on origin." This measure is explicitly directed at the Community of Madrid, whose policy of limiting the transport pass to citizens registered in the region is considered discriminatory by the party.
Sumar's proposal was submitted as an amendment to a non-legislative proposal by the PP, which urges the Government to fulfill its pending obligations under the Sustainable Mobility Law. The PP's acceptance of this amendment for subsequent voting seems unlikely, given the nature of the proposal.
During the debate, Sumar deputy Alberto Ibáñez acknowledged the validity of the PP's initiative to demand legal compliance but reminded the conservatives that other unfulfilled legislative commitments exist, such as the preparation of a report on the impact of replacing short-haul flights with trains or the implementation of a single national transport ticket, which were not included in the original proposal.
Ibáñez advocated for his group's amendment to incorporate these points and, crucially, to prevent state public funding for administrations that establish "any form of tariff regulation that discriminates based on origin." The Compromís deputy emphasized that Madrid's measure would not only negatively affect migrants but also harm students.
