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Pedro Antonio Sanchez takes a "positive balance" of the measures launched by the municipality to mitigate the effects of the crisis in the city, among which emphasized the creation of the Working Group for the Economy and Employment, the austerity plan Local or Municipal Investment Plan that included investments of more than 40 million public works since 2008.
Puerto Lumbreras decreased the unemployment rate for 5 consecutive months, reducing the number of unemployed by 8.92% since January 2010.
Sanchez announces new economic measures for urgent and effective "Puerto Lumbreras is one of the first municipalities to resolve the crisis."
Wednesday 18 August 2010.
The Mayor of Puerto Lumbreras, Pedro Antonio Sanchez, has made this morning an assessment of the economic situation in the locality for the analysis of the measures launched by the municipality in 2008 to mitigate the effects of the crisis, and that trial Smith "has already taken the first positive results in the municipality."
In August 2008, Puerto Lumbreras became one of the first in the Region of Murcia in implementing concrete actions and measures to mitigate the effects of the economic crisis through municipal powers.
That's when the City Council created a 'Working Group for the Economy and Employment' formed by various economic and social as well as the Confederation of Employers ASEPLU, the Chamber of Commerce of Lorca and Puerto Lumbreras, and the City Council.
One of the measures promoted was the Municipal Investment Plan with more than 40 million euros in fifty public works in the locality.
"Shortly after starting this, as have been realized more than thirty projects that have completed the works, and many of them are nearing completion," explained Sanchez.
In addition, the Mayor stressed that "these more than 40 million euros are a great economic boost for the town, and more specifically to the damaged sector of the construction, public works offered as an alternative to the current crisis."
On the other hand, another of the specific measures put in place the City was the austerity plan with 20 actions to reduce public spending.
Specifically, the 2010 municipal budget to spend most investments to improve infrastructure and services, and were prepared with the utmost rigor, implementing austerity measures and control of current expenditure driven by the session, but without forgetting the commitment to social policies in a particularly difficult time for families and citizens.
Also, the City launched the Plan for the Promotion of Enterprise Culture through the Local Development Centre of Puerto Lumbreras.
These actions aim to strengthen and promote business and growth of existing businesses in the town, offering advice, training programs, grants and support schemes for business.
In this regard, Sanchez pointed out that "through the Local Development Centre, is promoting the adoption of measures to Puerto Lumbreras become a more attractive place for business, strengthening the entrepreneurial mindset. So is being After a strong commitment to this sector which promotes entrepreneurship, have signed cooperation agreements with different entities such as the Confederation of Employers of Puerto Lumbreras (ASEPLU) with the Association of Social Economy AMUSAL Murcia), with the Union Associated Work Cooperatives (UCOMUR), and CCOO among others. From the Center for Entrepreneurship offers a free advisory service to people with business initiatives, which the owners receive all the information about grants and subsidies. Also have been up trade with companies in the European Union through the Columbus Project and also offer a wide range of courses for workers and the unemployed, we are having very good results and we will continue working in this direction. "
TEN POINTS BELOW THE NATIONAL AVERAGE UNEMPLOYMENT.
After recalling some of the measures implemented by the municipality deal with the crisis, the mayor looked at employment rates in the town with that "I can see the first positive results."
Are five consecutive months which has dropped the number of unemployed in the town since January 2010.
According to the mayor, Pedro Antonio Sánchez, "Puerto Lumbreras is advancing thanks to the efforts, initiatives and the efforts of citizens in a common project. We have 5 months in a row down the strike, and we find ourselves 10 points below the national average ".
Specifically, during the last five months, according to data from the Regional Service Centre for Employment and Training, the town has fallen by 8.92% unemployment rate.
In addition, the unemployment rate is ten points lower compared to the national average, with 8.95% in Puerto Lumbreras and 18.00% of national unemployment.
New anti-crisis measures
Despite starting to get positive results, Sanchez noted that "now we must intensify our work on the road layout."
By contrast, the Mayor announced that "the City will continue to promote the measures implemented during these two years and also enhance new plans and initiatives to continue lowering unemployment in the locality."
Among these new measures, Sanchez has announced that the City will initiate a new Economic Development Program to promote growth in all possible fields and thus promote the attraction of new businesses, tourism development, development of new infrastructure and the overall growth of the population in the municipality.
In addition, the council, in collaboration with the Regional Government continues to push new infrastructure that promote the development of the business.
Recently opened the new Center for Entrepreneurship, very soon will start a new business incubator for women, and is now running the expansion of industrial area for conversion into a huge business park within the industrial hub-port Lorca Lumbreras.
Finally, Sanchez noted that the City Council are already designing new training, advice and support aimed at both employed and unemployed to continue promoting the employment promotion for people who work, and the insertion into employment of unemployed persons .
Source: Ayuntamiento de Puerto Lumbreras
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