Valencia Community Business Confederation (CEV) increase pressure for the central government to right wrongs against the province With General Budgets This time he was in Madrid, with Carlos Mazón at the helm, with MPs and senators from the People’s Party who are committed to a broad representation of the Alicante business community to present the changes to boost infrastructure investment.
where businessmen Crazy activity to make Alicante stop being in the queue for investments state budget. They talked to unions in the past weeks; Generalitat chief Ximo Puig; and ministers Félix Bolaños and José Manuel Albares holding a press conference at the CEOE headquarters in Madrid to provide visibility into the discrimination the province is facing.
This Wednesday, a large delegation from the CEV, led by its president, Salvador Navarro, returned to the Spanish capital to return to tackling the same problem. this time forum became permanent table agreed with PP on 1 September to facilitate the direct contact of senators and deputies of this formation with the productive sectors.
Those present at the meeting by stateJoaquín Pérez, president of CEV Alicante; Avecal (shoes), Marian Cano; David Beltrá of Alicante Marble; Luis Rodriguez from Fempa (metal); Javier Gisbert of FOPA (public affairs); Asaja from Alicante (agriculture), from José Vicente Andreu; from Cedma (businessmen from Marina Alta), Benito Mestre; and Toni Mayor from Hosbec (tourism), accompanied by Nuria Montes, the general secretary of the same organisation.
joined with them Other sectoral managers of the Valencian CommunityLike Rafael Torres, head of Confecomerc; José Luis Santaisabel of Fecoval (contractors); Fernando Fabra from Anffecc (ceramic); Cristina Plumed of Asecam (Camp de Morvedre entrepreneurs); and Alberto Ara from ATA-CV (self-employed). The delegation was completed by Esther Guilabert, general secretary of the CEV; and the heads of this organization in Valencia and Castellón, respectively, Eva Blaso and Luis Martí.
on the PP side, joined by Community president Carlos Mazón; the leading deputies of the popular parliamentary group, Jaime Olano, Guillermo Mariscal and Macarena Montesinos; Valencia Community deputies, César Sánchez, Agustín Almodóbar, Belén Hoyo, Vicente Betoret, Luis Santamaria, Óscar Gamazo and Óscar Clavell; executive senator Javier Maroto; and Valencian senators, Alberto Fabra, Salomé Pradas, Pablo Ruz, Adela Pedrosa, Fernando de Rosa and Vicente Martínez.
At the meeting, Salvador Navarro called for investment in the Community as a whole, although in a very specific way for the province of Alicante. 160 million allocated to General Budgets is the worst in history. Thus, he reminded lawmakers and senators “that they have a commitment to the land they represent and to the citizens who elect them”.
Carlos Mazón took the gauntlet, demonstrating his party’s commitment to defending the interests of this autonomy, pointing out that “financing, improving water or infrastructures is key to Community growth, attracting investment and creating jobs. A) Yes, changes announced For connections with Alicante airport, Mediterranean Corridor, coastal train, expansion of the CV-95 motorway in Torrevieja, limiting desalinated water prices, connecting watersheds or increasing Imserso allocation.
Alicante commercial representation returned satisfied with the receptivity demonstrated by PP, but also with a point of insecurity about what can be achieved in the end. Nuria Montes, Hosbec’s general secretary, underlines the need for European funds to have a direct impact on tourism, not only on public initiative but also on the private sector, and believes that changes can be made. “Of course it won’t be persistent,” she emphasizes.
FOPA’s Javier Gisbert puts himself in line, demanding a review of promised prices for public works as well as infrastructure investments. In his words, “the province needs to end discrimination, so we will fight to the end.” The same demands José Vicente Andreu of Asaja, who pays special attention to limiting desalinated water to reduce farmers’ costs. “The truth is that although we don’t have much hope, changes will be made,” he said.
Criticism of tax pressure on companies
At the meeting held in Madrid, both the CEV and the people’s deputies and senators criticized the central government’s submission of a draft budget for 2023 based on an unrealistic macroeconomic picture, rather than support measures and incentives for the production fabric, and there was an intention to do so. Increasing revenue by relying on a tax increase for companies without taking into account the costs in terms of employment and competitiveness. That’s why they insist on asking for help to deal with high energy costs.