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The Deputy Secretary PSRM, Casalduero Isabel, said that "trade accounts for 20% of jobs in the service sector and accounts for 10% of regional GDP with a turnover of over 10,000 million annually, and yet, is one of the great forgotten by the Regional Government. commerce sales total more than seven points and accumulate year fall 23 consecutive months of sales slump. "

Casalduero remarked that "Murcia leads the drop in retail employment. In Lorca, has gone 10% of businesses damaged by the earthquake and are now taking the blind many businesses due to the severe economic situation we are facing."

"Traditional trade, due to its proximity facilitates consumption for its accessibility, sustainability model city reinvests its profits in the area, generates wealth in the local environment, generates stable employment and is an engine for economic growth. Trade provides traditional and social dynamism in rural and semi-rural populations with limited supplies or communication difficult. Beyond the financial and economic situation in which our region is, the PP has developed a series of actions that have damaged the traditional commerce, "he added.

Lorquina The mayor stressed that "the increase in VAT has been a significant drop in traditional business revenues as opposed to large chains whose decline has been much smaller. Added to this is the increase in all costs associated with the business (electricity, gas, water, etc). To all this we must add the elimination of extra pay for public employees that will influence a consumer's withdrawal. "

Jódar Casalduero held that "should facilitate market survival favoring the flow of funding and effective measures to revive consumption and not an extension of time with which we disagree. Global times that businesses can develop their activity during the whole working days of the week may not be restricted by the Autonomous Communities within 90 hours when previously was limited to 72 hours. addition, convenience stores, popularly known as "Chinese", will be free to determine the days and hours they publicly. Such measures will only benefit the big businesses, harming small and medium enterprises.'s more open Sundays and holidays do not have direct effects on consumption to be facing an evident loss of purchasing power and not to lack of time to eat. "

Social responsibility has announced that "from the PSRM have asked the Regional Government to put in place measures to prevent the decline of retail with a serious and rigorous plan. Modernization is required municipal markets, creation of Town Centre Management, pedestrianization of shopping areas, promotion of business cooperation, training and information for businesses and their employees and commercial quality certification and promotion of ICT and ensure generational change ".

Isabel Casalduero concluded stressing that "we speak of a campaign with a durable with a number of actions: establishment of the Municipal Council of Trade, traditional trade declaration as a strategic sector, a study about the reality of traditional trade, reduction rates related to their business and promote, reclaim and promote training activities for traders and entrepreneurs in this sector. "

Source: PSOE Lorca