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The councilor Andrea Garries plenary present this initiative in order to find alternative ways that the VAT hike of up to 21 percent of cultural activities has no effect on users and on the cultural sector of the municipality
The mayor of the Socialist Group Andrea Garries defend a motion in Parliament on Thursday asking the PP to launch bonuses by 15 percent in local cultural activities for children under 26 years (with an unemployment rate of almost 50% ), those over 65 years (many of which with an average pension which is the third lowest in the country) and, of course, the unemployed (44,000 in Murcia).
Also, ask the local government Garries seeking alternative ways in order to alleviate the tremendous increase in VAT of up to 21 percent in cultural activities for both no effect on users and on the cultural sector in the municipality of Murcia.
Thus, the PSOE councilor recalled that the data released by the SGAE, on cultural consumption relative to 2011, are particularly devastating. "Music, theater, films and books have experienced significant drops all without have the expected effects from this September. "
It is important to implement ways to reduce this enormous rise by Garries-aid-advocates who, in this regard, notes that the Socialist Group, the cultural sector of our community is key to the tourism that should be offered to visitors and Murcia and we must take steps to ensure that culture is treated as an investment and not an expense.
Source: PSOE Murcia
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