Within the campaign the PSOE of Cieza is carrying out in support of small business, the last 13 visited the socialist group Casalduero Isabel, Deputy Secretary PSRM, and held an event with members and supporters that had as its central theme the small and medium business.
For this reason, the regional leader appeared before the media at a press conference with Antonio Martinez-Real, Secretary General of the PSOE in Cieza,
In this press conference, Antonio Martínez-Real stated "We understand the small business as a sector that makes a major contribution to the structuring of the city neighborhoods, the welfare of society and the redistribution of wealth. Addition is a clear employer and as a sector is vital to the local economy. currently going through a bad time because of the serious economic difficulties that binds to decisions like the VAT increase and the elimination of Christmas bonus, which detract consumption. But something that concerns us, and can adversely affect trade, is the Royal Decree 20/12, approved by Rajoy and will enter into force in 2013, which establishes an extension of time, in the Murcia weekly hours to 90 and spend holidays or Sundays per year are set at 16. All this will mean that small businesses can not compete with supermarkets and will result in the closure of establishments, we should note that calls convenience stores are free to regulate their schedules "
Regarding the sale also commented Martinez-Real "we will not have summer sales and winter may be made freely without adjustment dates and no longer need a product before being lowered have to be a minimum of time at a price determined. Ultimately only one is a liberalization and deregulation means that the PP has abandoned the small businesses and is delivered into the arms of the supermarkets ".
Meanwhile, Isabel Casalduero, Deputy Secretary PSRM, expressing full support to the campaign being carried out in Cieza in support of retail, and made special reference to the region of Murcia was the community in which sales had fallen more in trade as a result of the increase in VAT and the Community was also where more jobs are destroyed within the trade sector namely a 1.1%, since the increase in VAT.
Finally the Socialist leader concluded by saying that "small businesses must have the support of the public authorities, which have to be aware of the importance of the sector in society."
Source: PSOE Cieza