Montes will go after illegal flats and seek return to big events

Montes made his debut as a councilman in Las Corts, applying the road map to the different powers his department has. But it was the last thing he mentioned, tourism, that created the biggest controversy. Here he highlighted the abolition of the tourist tax, which he said was a “sectarian imposition” with “lack of consensus even in the Consel”, and demanded and defended a new framework for Imserso from the Spanish Government. He expanded ties with the United States and called for “the promotion of cruise tourism, although some may not like it,” referring to Compromís.

But there is one measure in which the councilor managed to gain the support of Valencians. “We will be with you,” he told her. Vicente Marza Touting his promise to go after illegal tourist apartments. Regarding this, Montes pointed out that the growth of these apartments in recent years has “undermined the conditions of market equality”, the promotion of the informal economy and the “loss of housing for residents” have increased the pressure on their prices. For this purpose, he stated that it is used as an innovative element for the definition and validation of Artificial Intelligence.

In the field of tourism, Montes also mentioned two words that “stunned the previous government”: major events. “We will reposition ourselves in the cycle of major events, taking advantage of every opportunity that arises to show how well we know how to do it, whether in the fields of music or sports,” he explained. Among these, he recalled the America’s Cup, which “went to Barcelona” due to “sectarianism”. Joan Ribo, or we are talking about Formula 1, which will now go to Madrid.

energy agreement

But the ministry is much broader in scope, but if there is one message it repeats in all areas it is that of “legal security”. “It is our responsibility to guarantee a regulatory framework that facilitates the development of all productive activities,” he said. In these, he specified the restructuring of Ivace, in which Consell’s entire innovation policy would be regrouped, the promotion of “advanced legislation regulating Innovative Public Procurement, the Startup Law and Expanded Patronage”, a “new cluster policy” in industry. as well as the process of “administrative simplification”.

Similarly, Montes advocated “an agreement to ensure energy sovereignty” of the Valencian Community that “promotes leadership in renewable energies.” In this context, Montes announced that Consell “will reach an agreement on the Valencian Green Hydrogen Pact with the main actors and sectors involved in the production and potential use of this energy source.” In this sense, he said, “a public-private consortium will be created to lead the energy transition in Southern Europe in relevant sectors such as ceramics, chemicals, mobility and commercial aviation.”

Opposition criticism

This proposed agreement was welcomed by PSPV’s deputy ombudsman. Arcadi Spain, But he underlines that socialists will find them there, but “with common sense and without denying scientific evidence,” referring to Vox’s climate change denialism. Regarding this agreement with Vox, Spain even insisted that “extremism will have consequences for tourism and the economy” due to its “notoriety” for “ruling with the far right”. “We went from positive headlines to negative headlines,” he said.

“I expected him to be more than Councilor Hosbec and read more than four recommendations on capitalism for fools,” Marzà said, as he criticized the return to large events despite the agreement on the persecution of tourist apartments. he condemned. “I put my hand in my wallet when I heard about the big events,” he said, while demanding that he be Minister of Tourism “not only for the employers’ union” but also “for the tourism workers”.