The Constitutional admits Ayuso's appeal against the Government's energy saving decree

It does the same with one of Podemos against the law that modifies the organization and coordination of urban transport in Madrid

MADRID, 11 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Constitutional Court (TC) has admitted for processing this Tuesday the appeal presented by the Madrid Government led by Isabel Díaz Ayuso against the energy saving decree of the Executive of Pedro Sánchez that, among other things, limits the temperature of heating and cooling at 19 and 27 degrees, respectively.

With a presentation by Judge Ramón Sáez, the TC has decided to admit the appeal of the Community of Madrid --as reported-- against Royal Decree-Law 14/2022 on economic sustainability measures in the field of transport, in terms of scholarships and study grants, as well as saving measures, energy efficiency and reduction of energy dependence on natural gas.

This energy plan challenged by the Executive of Ayuso limits the temperature of heating and cooling to public administrations, commercial establishments such as department stores or shopping centers, cultural spaces or transport infrastructure such as stations or airports, leaving out hospitals, educational centers, gyms, barbershops or restaurant kitchens.

The decree also requires turning off the lights in shop windows and unoccupied public buildings from 10:00 p.m. and for both buildings and premises to have automatic closures at the entrances to prevent them from being permanently open.

Ayuso announced in September that he would go to the Constitutional Court considering that Sánchez presented the decree "arbitrarily" and "authoritarian" and "against businesses and other public establishments at a very difficult time for all of them."

For the Community of Madrid, the central government with this initiative "invades powers without justification", especially in matters of Health and Commerce, "without reasons of urgency". From the sanctioning point of view, the regional Executive questioned the application of the decree, since it does not specify how long shop windows or public buildings must be off.

And he stressed that the text goes against the Health and Safety at Work Decree of 1997, which establishes that activities called light work, such as those of commerce and hospitality, cannot exceed 25 degrees of temperature .

Likewise, the guarantee body has declared admissible in plenary session the appeal of the deputies of United We Can against Law 5/2022, which modifies the regulations for the organization and coordination of urban transport in the Community of Madrid.

And the same has been done with the question of unconstitutionality that the Third Section of the Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the Supreme Court raised on the gambling regulation law.