About 582,000 companies and self-employed or employed persons benefited Encouraged by the Consell de la Generalitat to face the effects of the energy surge as a result of the crisis caused by the war and the pandemic in Ukraine, as noted by Zulima Pérez, Director General of Social Dialogue Coordination.
Zulima Pérez struck a balance between the plans that Consell had initiated. coordination with social and economic actorsIn order to reverse the effects of both crises, he reminded that in the first wave of the coronavirus, within the framework of social dialogue, we “acted quickly” to respond to those most affected by the pandemic, as was the case with humans. Self-employed persons included in temporary employment regulation files (ERTE) or who have had to close their businesses or significantly reduce their activities.
Generalitat now focuses on aid reduce the increase in energy costs, as noted by Zulima Pérez. In this sense, more than 63,000 self-employed people in the Community of Valencia will receive 300 euros from the Generalitat to alleviate the economic hardships created by high inflation. Total aid exceeds 19 million euros, a figure that would represent a significant liquidity injection.
Valencia’s reaction climate emergency and inflation It is implemented in the Reactive Plan, which has a budget of 944 million euros and is divided into four axes: the fight against inflation; distribution of benefits to families, companies and the self-employed; actions to improve efficiency and energy savings and accelerate energy autonomy.
Zulima Pérez reminded that in the most difficult moments of the pandemic, Generalitat introduced the first aid package reaching 250,000 companies, employees and self-employed with an investment of 167 million euros.
This first aid bloc was followed by other schemes, such as the Resilience Plan, which has so far benefited 252,000 companies and self-employed workers, with an investment of 500m euros that can be expanded according to the evolution of the pandemic. .
This is a shock plan initiated by Generalitat to financially assist the sectors most affected by the crisis. restrictions in the face of a health emergencyespecially direct assistance to self-employed and companies, ERTE employees, nightlife, crafts, regular transportation or direct subsidized loans and others.
Added to the Resistance Plan is Resistir Plus, a direct assistance from the Government’s COVID hotline, with a donation of 647 million euros, whose aim is to contribute as well as strengthen the solvency of self-employed workers and companies in the Community of Valencia. to reduce debt. Resist Plus has 16,500 beneficiaries, including companies and freelancers, and includes finalist-qualified direct assistance.
The success of social dialogue
Assured from the beginning that Consell stood by the companies, the employed and the self-employed, Pérez said the social dialogue between the Generalitat and social and economic representatives was the key to voicing this assistance and responding “quickly and urgently” to the two crises.
In addition, the social dialogue also created a framework of stability that, according to Zulima Pérez, enabled the Valencian Community to become “a center for attracting investment and growth”.