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BNG Unveils 50-Point Wildfire Plan, Pressures Xunta to Expand Aid

The party proposes €6,000 upfront payments, higher home‑rebuild limits, a €200 million fund, plus simpler access for fire victims.

Overview

  • As the Xunta opens a one‑month application window, the BNG deems the wildfire aid inadequate and overly bureaucratic and seeks a longer, simpler process.
  • The party proposes immediate, non‑repayable €6,000 grants for self‑employed workers, SMEs and social‑economy initiatives, plus recognition of loss‑of‑income in the primary sector.
  • Nationalists call to raise the €132,000 ceiling for rebuilding main homes, citing higher caps in Castilla y León (€182,000) and Portugal (€250,000).
  • BNG criticizes restrictive environmental lines that it says prioritize hunting and notes the absence of specific funding to restore damaged archaeological and ethnographic heritage.
  • BNG leader Ana Pontón unveils a 50‑measure blueprint featuring doubled prevention budgets, mosaic forestry, wider protection buffers and an expandable €200 million recovery fund, as PSdeG and BNG press President Alfonso Rueda for accountability.