Law 14/2008, of June 12, credit supplement to finance the costs of the medical transport, service that has provided over the years the Andorran Red Cross since the General Council in its session of June 12, 2008 has approved the following: law 14/2008, of June 12, credit supplement to finance the costs of the medical transport , service that has provided over the years the Andorran Red Cross since the medical transport service covers the medical transport service and medical transport service group.

Since the medical transport group is a service that he began to lend temporarily in 1991 on the initiative of the Andorran Red Cross and is aimed at people with mobility problems so that they can attend, without interruption and normally, in the sessions of rehabilitation, and social ladder is a service of transport and accompanying elderly people who go to nursing homes.

Since the secondary medical transport is a service aimed at people who have moved in ambulance from the Hospital Our Lady of Meritxell or from their homes to hospitals in France or Spain and vice versa, both for hospitalizations, such as repatriation, visits or medical tests.

Seen that this service was delegate to the Andorran Red Cross, in collaboration with the Government and under its care, with the signing of an agreement between the two institutions on 26 April 1991, with the Mission of ensuring the public service of the secondary transport.

Since over the years in which the Andorran Red Cross has assumed the medical transport the growth of the cost of this service has been located above the resources obtained by their funding.

Since, on the one hand, with regard to income, the rates of duty applied have been insufficient to cover the costs inherent to the service; and on the other hand, in terms of costs, the growth is concentrated in the number of users of the services and the costs of structure associated with these services, as well as in the staff costs associated with the medical transport.

Seen that the differences in growth between the expenses and income of the medical transport service require use of urgency of additional resources for the Andorran Red Cross that are encrypted at 977,960.12 euros, in order to ensure the proper functioning of the institution.

Seen that there are no sufficient budget for the financial year 2008, 610 account Department of Welfare-Social care unit 611-48248 Red Cross-PROJ-0145 Red Cross, to deal with the expense of reference;

The Government, with the report of the General intervention, has agreed to the presentation of the next Bill: Article 1 approves a credit supplement, for an amount of 977,960.12 euros, destined to finance the costs of the medical transport, service that has provided over the years the Andorran Red Cross, for the budgetary Department of welfare 610-611 Social care unit-approving a credit supplement , for an amount of 977,960.12 euros, destined to finance the costs of the medical transport, service that has provided over the years the Andorran Red Cross, for the budgetary Department of welfare 610-611 Social care unit-Red Cross 48248-PROJ-0145 Red Cross, to deal with the expense of reference;.

Article 2 This credit charge has been to finance through public borrowing.

Article 3 this Act comes into force on the same day to be published in the official bulletin of the Principality of Andorra.

Casa de la Vall, June 12, 2008, Joan Gabriel i Estany Syndic General Us the co-princes the sancionem and promulguem and let's get the publication in the official bulletin of the Principality of Andorra.

Nicolas Sarkozy Joan Enric Vives Sicília and President of the French Republic and the Bishop of Urgell Co-prince of Andorra Co-prince of Andorra