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The Parador de Lorca and the Hotel School in Puerto Lumbreras act as a tourist attraction
The government delegate in Murcia, Rafael González Tovar, held this morning a meeting with President of the Chamber of Commerce of Lorca, Eusebio Abellán, and members of its Executive Committee.
At the same policies that have addressed the Government of Spain has launched in the region of Guadalentín and in particular in the town of Lorca.
Tovar Gonzalez stressed that the Government of Spain has structured its response to the crisis by acting on three building blocks: the economy, the impact on employment and weaker social groups and measures for building a more stable economic model.
He recalled that our region has been hit especially in the construction sector and unemployment.
"The Murcia Region is leading the growth of unemployment in Spain in two years, the first with 14 points two years ago, compared to 10 national average rise," he noted.
However, for González Tovar "what citizens expect from us is that we strive to overcome the crisis and not make us mutual accusations between administrations."
To cushion the impact of the crisis on the construction industry has indicated that the Government has launched an ambitious public works executed directly or through municipalities with local investment funds for the years 2009 and 2010.
"No less important is the State Housing Plan and Rehabilitation 2010-2013, for which the region has brought 355 million euros, and in which, among other measures, the emphasis is on rehabilitation as it generates greater intensity work, direct impact on the sustainability of our cities. "
The Government delegate also highlighted the impact of the crisis in funding, which has tried to offset through the action of the ICO, which has increased its activity at rates exceeding 50% per year and participates in the Region a rate of about 5% of the national total and, therefore, almost double of what we stand for production, with about 300 million financed so far this year to companies in Murcia.
In addition, the Government has decided that the action of ICO gets right to business this June.
As for the need to change the pattern of production, Gonzalez Tovar recalled that government guidelines are aimed at an outward orientation, both in goods and services, which is essential given the strength of emerging economies, competition based on quality and innovation and training as necessary tools in that race.
Lorca in the axis of the Mediterranean
Regarding state investments that are specific to the region of Guadalentín has indicated that the high speed line to Andalusia is progressing well and that his path to become Lorca at the center of the Mediterranean axis.
He referred to the three developments that have occurred in recent weeks in this area: the start of construction on the Lorca-Totana segment, the start of the occupation of land in the stretch-Totana and Alhama tender drafting project in the stretch-Pulpí Lorca.
Add to that the good progress of work in the tunnel of Sorbas (Almería), which will be the flagship of this line of work, which together will represent an investment of 2,519 million euros.
As for the burial of the road as it passes through Lorca, stressed the importance of this moment has come to an agreement between the three administrations that are part of society, it would be important to reach a solution as soon as practical.
Greater investment in tourism
The Government delegate also highlighted the potential importance of the opening of the Parador de Lorca and conversion to-School Parador de Puerto Lumbreras Tourism will be a tourism landmark in the district and the expansion and consolidation of its sphere of influence beyond the region.
In this sense he recalled that the Government of Spain has made a recent investment of more than 5 million euros in commissioning works and museological value of the archaeological remains found in the unemployed and additional works of the parking building of the Hermitage San Cristobal, urbanization of the area, activities in the wall and in the Torre Alfonsina.
In addition, it made an investment of 869,000 euros in the lighting of the castle, the reform of the Embroidery Museum Pass Incarnate and lectures on Jewish culture, all within the Plan to Promote Tourism Product of Lorca, which aims priority to turn the town into an attractive tourist focus for the Region and the whole country.
130 million euros in modernization of irrigation
The Government delegate also highlighted the significant investment by the Government of Spain of Lorca in the region to modernize their irrigation systems.
When reminded about that by the end of 2009 CHS gave the president of the Community of Irrigators, Manuel Soler, records of sale of the works of modernization of irrigation de Marchena, La Hoya, Velopache and Torrecilla, which, together with those already perform and those that are project, as La Tercia, add a total investment of more than 130 million euros, "a figure never before achieved in this area of the Segura basin, that has led to savings of 30 percent water , for the most efficient in transporting water, and more resources available for cultivation Lorca, "he said.
The best evidence of criminality in the region
With respect to security, the government delegate pointed out that Lorca has the best crime data from the Region of Murcia, down from 16 percent in 2009 over the previous year.
"Undoubtedly, these data are related to an increase of 46.4 percent of the templates of the National Police and the 153 per cent of the Guardia Civil in the past six years, which is also expressed in increased police effectiveness in terms of clarification of crimes, which increased 4.45 percent in the last year. "
Source: Delegación del Gobierno en Murcia
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