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The Sol camp caused business losses of over 30 million
After 38 days of camping, Sol was left without stalls or graffiti, and shopkeepers celebrated the recovery of the square. The Comunidad de Madrid announced it would claim the expenses and put business losses at over 30 million.
The spokesperson for the Government of the Comunidad de Madrid, Miguel Ángel García Martín, announced that the region would begin a liability procedure to claim from the Delegación del Gobierno in Madrid the costs arising from the Sol camp, which he described as illegal. He explained that losses for local businesses exceeded 30 million euros and threatened jobs.
The square was clear at dawn. After 38 days, there were no stalls or graffiti left. It was the first Saturday and the first weekend without the camp, during the Almudena holiday, a scene celebrated by locals and tourists alike.
With Christmas approaching at that time, shopkeepers were hoping to avoid the bad outlook they feared for those dates. They also called for aid to offset the millions in losses that, according to their complaints, the camp had caused.