Pedro Sosa Martinez, municipal councilor group IU-Greens in the city of Lorca has criticized the lack of attention to the small city of Lorca and trade defined as "erratic" policy that has been followed in regard to trade Lorca.
For the council, in a while (including former PSOE governments), the trade performances have been poorly defined, without regard to future projects or plans, and in any case, has acted to favor large surface detriment of traditional shops Lorca.
Pedro Sosa denounces the lack of incentives to small businesses and largely blamed the disastrous state of many inner city streets the downturn in business in the urban area.
IU councilor stressed that earthquakes of May 11, 2011 totaled large negative effects on the already neglected lorquino traditional trade situation, and has shown that the implementation of the support measures in the royal decrees law 17 / 2011 and 11/2012 is not being done with enough agility, while still awaiting implementation 25% of the million and a half laid down in Royal Decree-Law 17/2011 under the Plan to Improve Productivity and Competitiveness Trade 2009 - 2012 as well as the total amount listed in the RD-L 11/2012.
In addition, the Town has requested explanations IU over five hundred thousand euros provided at the time from the Bureau for Development at the Chamber of Commerce to meet lorquino trade, demanding that by that entity to present its report for the Bureau for Development.
Councilman has also analyzed the paradoxical situation that exists regarding the implementation of garbage collection fees to merchants, highlighting that it is illogical to pay the same a local small business with a few meters and low turnover , another large, as can be the case of large surfaces.
Regarding this situation, the council has said it will formally propose to the City of Lorca revision of such rates to achieve greater equity in the trade contribution to the cost of garbage collection, so that the new rates, which usually adopted in October in the full corresponding variables contemplate at least square meters of surface and volume of business establishment, so as to favor the small business.
Finally, Pedro Sosa, has demanded bouquet Councilman to launch all necessary mechanisms to relaunch everything concerning traditional trade and the wealth produced by the effective impact on Lorca.
Source: IU-verdes Lorca