The spokesperson of the Gomera Socialist Group Parliamentary Group (ASG) demands unique actions in the Islands, especially aimed at recovering the tourism sector
Casimiro Curbelo insists that it is necessary for the national Executive to allow the use of the surplus and debt to local entities
The spokesperson for the Gomera Socialist Group Parliamentary Group (ASG), Casimiro Curbelo, has demanded this Monday, the 13th, the implementation by the central government of a specific plan focused on the reconstruction and recovery of the Canary Islands economy, which includes the reactivation of tourism, after the significant impact expected in the autonomous community as a result of the impact of Covid-19.
"The State has to act decisively in our autonomous community, it has to take into account our singularities, our remoteness from the continental territory, our island nature and the dependence of our economy on the tourism sector and, therefore, articulate a series of actions and mechanisms that allow us to face and combat this situation on equal terms with the rest of the country," said the regional deputy.
Curbelo explained that "tourism accounts for about 40% of employment and 35% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for the Islands and, if we add the services sector to this, we are talking about practically 70% of our economy, which reflects that if the administrations do not act, especially the central government, we will have serious problems."
“It is essential for our Archipelago to have this recovery and reconstruction plan for the Canary Islands, in which the regional Government is also involved, so that it can be carried out in a joint and responsible manner,” stated the also president of the Cabildo of La Gomera. In addition, he requested “that all the businessmen of the Islands support us in these just demands, in order to be certain that our productive fabric begins to take off, as do the unions and universities.”
Likewise, Curbelo was concerned about the decrease in income in the Archipelago as a result of the confinement and the practical paralysis of the economy, to which he added "that tourism will still take some time to recover in the Islands, since it not only depends on what happens in our country, but on how the situation evolves in the markets that generate visitors."
Indebtedness
The spokesperson for the Gomera Socialist Group in the regional Chamber emphasized that, in addition to the aforementioned reconstruction plan for the Canary Islands economy, "the State has to make an immediate decision on the spending rule." He indicated that, “once the European Union (EU) has already made the decision, now the Government of Pedro Sánchez has to speak out and allow the island and local entities, both the use of the surplus and the remainder, as well as the indebtedness, since it is essential so that we can have liquidity and face the expenses and investments necessary to guarantee the essential services to our citizens, assist the most vulnerable groups and help small and medium-sized businesses and the self-employed, among others. others.”
