The utility company Sevillana-Endesa has warned Manilva Town Hall that it will cut the Ayuntamiento's power supply if it fails to pay its debt for June and July, a total of 24,000 euros. To avoid this action the town hall's finance department has paid 10,000 euros, but the mayoress has criticised the timing of their action, especially with the forthcoming ferias, and believes that they are holding the town to ransom.