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Alicia Morales explains that these measures fall within the defense motion to local retail and proximity to Murcia now take the next plenary session

NOW MURCIA requests that the City Council conduct an indefinite moratorium on the installation of new superstores, both established in the General Plan, as possible additions, in order to avoid the destruction of jobs in the small and medium business local.

The municipal formation also requests that the Consistory urge the Regional Government to amend the rules inherent to liberalize trade zone, contained in the recent Decree-Law no. 2/2016 of 20 April.

These are some of the proposals will now Murcia to Parliament next Thursday in a motion that is intended to protect and enhance the local retail and proximity.

Alicia Morales notes that "retail, close, quality, human and sensitive to the circumstances face and lives of their neighbors and neighbors combines social values ​​and cultural habits with economic utility. In the last decade, the small and medium trade Murcia have increasingly been threatened by large surfaces with aggressive policies and economies of scale based solely on corporate profits and temporary and low-quality employment, destroying many of the jobs in local and traditional shops and offshoring benefits outside the city and even the country. "

Councillor and spokesperson for now Murcia recalls that "local trade and proximity is one of the sectors that generate employment in Spain and in our city, as confirmed in the INE report in December 2015 on retail trade: unilocalizadas companies (small and medium-sized businesses with a single point of sale) continue to create jobs over the same month last year, one of the formats that most jobs created during the year (1.7%) ".

However, as noted by Morales' government have promoted in Spain and in particular in Murcia model 'American city', based on the promotion of large surfaces away from the center of the city, to the detriment of local trade and traditional ".

This is one of the reasons why now Murcia opposes the decree liberalizing schedules shops, "as it is a new push to help chains and superstores to the detriment of retail, which can hardly cope hiring new employees, "said Councilwoman, while recalling that neither liberalization schedules" favors the creation of new jobs in chains and superstores, but adds instability to existing jobs and even more difficult work / family. "

Therefore, now Murcia propose at the next plenary "that the city declare their support for the retailer, local and proximity to the city trade, with special interest located in neighborhoods, as a generator sector employment, social and territorial cohesion and sustainable ".

The municipal formation will also ask the Consistory to urge the Government to develop a Regional Plan Support Retail, Local and Closeness, including specific measures to support recruitment.

Also from the City Council, in collaboration with the associations and trade organizations and other stakeholders of the city, the design of a Plan Support Retail, Local and Nearness trade, including fiscal measures and promotion, dissemination be promoted, urban design, accessibility, mobility ..., making room also municipal markets. "

The proposal now Murcia finally picks up the need for "the City set up awareness campaigns promoting responsible consumption in establishments in our town and products proximity, including fair and green trade, and contributing to make local trade a socially profitable and sustainable "economic activity.

"It is the obligation of the City defend the economy and employment in the municipality, seeking the benefits result in the development of the local economy and not quality jobs and small families who represent the soul of our town companies and destroyed," concludes Morales .

Source: Ahora Murcia