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Fulgencio Gil shows his "deep disappointment" with the new delay announced by the current mayor, which will accumulate seven months without delivering a single euro to help these professionals cope with the socio-economic crisis of Covid-19.The hoteliers, merchants and freelancers from Lorca, who have been waiting since last September for the Municipal Aid Plan to be launched, will have to wait, at least, until the middle of March next year to access the aid amounting to 2,000 euros from the city council that the president of the PP, Fulgencio Gil, managed to commit in September with the unanimous support of all political groups with municipal representation.Fulgencio Gil has expressed his "deep disappointment" at the decision of the current mayor, announced in plenary yesterday, that he will accumulate seven months without giving a single cent of municipal aid to the workers who need it most.

"I have no choice but to transfer to all Lorca that I feel cheated, because there was a commitment from the Corporation as a whole for these Lorca families to receive this help in a few weeks, and now they are delaying it until March."Mr.

Mateos promised a million euros to help these sectors, and cut it to a quarter.

He promised aid for all, but excluded half of those who requested it, and he also promised to support our Plan for fast and direct aid, but delayed them 7 months.

The balance is another resounding failure of a failed government, an unbearable parenthesis for Lorca.I already said at the time that these people need this help now, not in a 7-month period as Mr.

Mateos wanted.

They have not taken any interest, at all, in carrying out this commitment, and help that arrives late is neither help nor anything.You cannot prioritize the purchase of cars for an amount of 800,000 euros to aid to Lorca, and that is what the current mayor has done.

To buy cars, they did not even think twice, 800,000 euros of our taxes and ahead, but to assist people, 7 months, delays, blockades and pilgrim excuses.

Meanwhile, they ruin Limusa, and take another 500,000 euros from Lorca to rescue her, and for that they have not waited two days.

Where is the commitment of the current mayor and his government team here? They have left all these professionals abandoned to their fate, without a minimum financial support, and this is not what was agreed in September.Fulgencio Gil recalled that from the PP it was anticipated last September that we were going to be particularly vigilant so that this agreement was executed in the agreed terms, since the situation that merchants and hoteliers are suffering does not admit delays, and we warned Mr.

Kill us that every day that passes is time that we lose, but it has not fulfilled.In this way, hoteliers, freelancers and merchants from Lorca continue without being able to access any type of help from the city council or the central government to face the extraordinary expenses and accumulated losses as a result of the restrictions caused by the Covid-19 crisis .Fulgencio Gil demands from the PSOE de Mateos & Sánchez direct financial aid for the self-employed, hoteliers and merchants, such as those activated in the RegionThe Municipal Aid Plan promoted by Fulgencio Gil started with the objective of rectifying the great failure of the current mayor, Diego José Mateos, with his failed "change and tips" system.

This error by Mr.

Mateos meant that half of the aid applicants were rejected, and of the supposed million euros that he was going to distribute, only a quarter was delivered.

What was tried to avoid with the new system, which contained the lines already drawn in the Lorca Responde Plan, was that the city council would arrive late again, but it is more than evident that the lack of interest and the ineffectiveness of the government of Mr.

Mateos make him add another failure.Fulgencio Gil pointed out that this was the time for all administrations to act responsibly, offering financial aid that would constitute a global rescue plan for the hotel industry, as well as for the self-employed and merchants, with the aim of not letting these professionals fall , whose contribution is key to our business fabric.The Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia has launched, for example.

a rescue plan for the hotel industry, which provides for aid of 37 million euros, of which 15 million will go to a lost fund to cover the costs of rent, perishable products and other expenses during the temporary closure required by the current health situation.What our productive sectors need to face this difficult situation is that they contribute to the establishment of non-refundable aid for hoteliers that have been forced to close temporarily as a result of this second wave of COVID and a liquidity injection that helps them maintain their business during the time they do not have income, mainly to cover the payment of rent, fees, business-related loans, perishable products and other fees and taxes, during the time they cannot continue their activity due to the pandemic.The amount of these aid will be, at least, equal to that allocated by the Government of the Region of Murcia to support the sector.We propose the application of the super-reduced VAT to the hospitality sector, extend ERTEs and aid for cessation of activity until at least May 2021, without prejudice to possible extensions depending on the evolution of the economy in the affected sectors, as well as the establishment of a moratorium and tax exemption for companies without income while the state of alarm is in effect.Our hoteliers deserve that a six-month extension of the flat rate was approved for all the self-employed who are covered by it, as well as equalizing the guarantees and legal certainty established in the MeCuida Plan for employed workers to the self-employed hoteliers, in such a way that they can access in similar conditions to care for the family, if due to COVID-19, it is necessary.Other measures in the same vein would be to reduce Social Security contributions for self-employed workers in the hospitality industry.

At zero income, zero fee.

A 50% reduction in income, 50% reduction in the fee.

A 25% reduction in income, 25% reduction in the fee.

We also request a rental aid plan for hoteliers who are forced to completely close their activity and progressively for those who suffer other restrictions.

Creation of an ICO line to help pay rent.We consider it essential to create a new liquidity line for ICO loans that will also serve to refinance debts, preferably for the economic sectors most affected by the crisis, and address the special situation of hoteliers, with awareness and promotion campaigns for the return to business.

exercise.

Source: PP Lorca