Junta de Andalucía refuses calls for investigation into early retirement scandal

Junta de Andalucía refuses calls for investigation into early retirement scandal: "The Junta de Andalucía has ruled out any political resignations over the new scandal which is being referred to as EREgate. It’s an alleged fraud, investigations into which have found irregularities in 14 companies of the 39 where people have been paid early retirement payments when in fact they have never worked for the company concerned.

The Andalucia cabinet is blaming the General Director of Employment from 1999 to 2008, Javier Guerrero, for the irregularities, and he has already confessed to the judicial police, admitting that over those years he managed what he called ‘the reptile fund’.

However since that admission, Guerrero has withdrawn his statement. The case has put a question mark over the entire policy of help given to companies in the region since 1999, in which time over 647 million € of public money was spent. The case looks like fast becoming a national scandal, and three ministers have already had to face questions about it in Congress in Madrid."

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