The City Council has already worked on a new proposal to comply with its preferred partner's agreement. The plan would reduce and limit the Low-Emission Zone to a minimum and introduce a system activated only when pollution episodes are recorded. In this regard, Chueca said the project is ready and reflects what was agreed with Vox.
The main disagreement now concerns fines. The mayor has argued that scrapping them entirely would not be viable because it could lead to the loss of subsidies that make it possible to maintain public transport discounts. "Public transport users would not understand if prices suddenly rose by 40%," she said.
DIRECT CONSEQUENCES FOR ZARAGOZA BUSES AND TRAM
Chueca believes that scenario would not be positive for Zaragoza and has called on Vox to consider the consequences of its proposal. In her view, the city needs to maintain transport subsidies while also having a system capable of responding to pollution episodes.
The Low-Emission Zone has thus become one of the issues that could influence negotiations over Zaragoza's 2027 municipal budget. Chueca insisted that the PP government has already fulfilled its part of the agreement and trusts Vox will show the same "responsibility" it has demonstrated in recent years.
