Generalitat chief Ximo Puig explained A plan for 944 million To deal with the economic crisis created by the war in Ukraine. The program is based on four main pillars. Thus, 71 million was programmed to fight inflation, 385 million to help companies, families and the self-employed, 380 to energy efficiency and savings measures, and 68 million to accelerate energy autonomy. At the presentation were the highest regional representatives of the UGT, CC OO and businessmen. showed their support for the measures..
Regarding the fight against inflation, the Reactiva plan, as mentioned earlier, reduction of at least 10% of wages, fees and public prices Regional competitiveness that will mean savings of 71m euros for Valencian families and companies.
Ximo Puig specifically mentioned the reduction in art, music and language tuition fees and the reduction in public transport fares, which will benefit nearly 100,000 students. Alicante will have a special impact on TRAM, here the discount can be up to 50%. Similarly, he announced total tax exemption for fishermen For the use of regional ports that will benefit 700 ship owners, 1,700 sailors and 17 fraternities.
He also stated that Generalitat will increase the energy assistance bonus up to 30% for vulnerable families receiving Valencia Participation Income.
The plan also provides the self-employed with a €45m provision aimed at providing them.n bonus of 100 Euro per month for three months. Likewise, 50 million aid is foreseen for gas-intensive companies and 100 million aid for working capital for companies with reduced income.
Among the measures to increase energy efficiency, the President announced that 11 million will be allocated to families who install renewable energy for air conditioning and hot water in their homes, and 188 million to improve urban energy efficiency. and housing, three million of which will go to municipalities that face the risk of depopulation. 17 million for also included energy efficiency of the agriculture and livestock sector and modernization of irrigation.
Finally, he cited the executive order approved by Consell last week to simplify administrative procedures and remove bureaucratic hurdles to speed up the installation of renewable power plants. With this new arrangement, it is expected that the processing time can be reduced by one year, which represents progress towards achieving energy sovereignty for the Valencian Community.
Ultimately, the plan includes: 45 actions To give a “strong public reaction” to the situation created by the war in Ukraine and to minimize its impact on the Community. Of the 944 million, 342 million are for initiating new actions and 602 million are for accelerating investments. It will be financed by Generalitat’s own funds as well as European funds and the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism.
During his speech, the President thanked the social agents for their collaborative work in the preparation of the Reactive Plan and demonstrated his confidence in the Valencian community to reactivate the recovery that began after the pandemic.
In this sense, the position of the Valencian Community “space for agreement and public-private dialogue”As a result of the Alcem-nos agreements reached during the pandemic, it valued the “feeling of coexistence” displayed by social agents, both to accept the Valencian demands transferred to the Spanish Government and to prepare the Valencia shock plan.
Vicente Soler, Minister of Finance and Economic Model, attended the presentation ceremony of the Reactive Plan; Ana Barceló, Minister of Universal Health and Public Health; Rafa Climent, Minister of Sustainable Economy, Productive Sectors, Trade and Labor; Mireia Molla, Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development, Climate Emergency and Ecological Transition; and Land Policy, Public Works and Mobility, Arcadi Spain, as well as Ismael Sáez, Secretary General of the UGT-PV; Ana García, general secretary of the CCOO-PV, and Salvador Navarro, president of the CEV.