Zapatero: On credit support, rehabilitation and employment
April 4th, 2010
The Prime Minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, announced Friday that the government is finalizing a "document summary" to pass a decree law by urgent credit support, rehabilitation and employment. In a press conference in Seville, following the conclusion of the Council of Ministers, Zapatero said that next week will send this document to political groups and waited for the "ultimate contest of wills and the best position to pass this first government decree on measures urgent.
"In the coming days is to conclude a political agreement on immediate measures to boost growth and employment, which will feature new immediate responses to the crisis, new initiatives, austerity, competitiveness and innovation," said Zapatero.
The Prime Minister said
that these measures are consistent in their direction all the reforms of the strategy of sustainable economy. "The goal is to continue working on economic reforms to our country and hope that the PP has a constructive attitude," he said.
In this regard, Zapatero asked the main opposition party to analyze the document to be presented to members of the so-called 'Commission Zurbano "and" express their positions in favor and doubts, because the government is always ready to make every effort " .
The Prime Minister recalled that it "has made it clear he wanted to go down this road to a political agreement" between all parties and that there are "sufficient similarities" to approve the measures.
Zapatero said the government understood as "urgent measures to end the crisis," "provide credit to SMEs with the new line of credit, to promote the rehabilitation of housing to create jobs and make the sector more sustainable construction."
The Prime Minister stressed the importance of "reforming the production model, since in the last fifteen years, Spain" has had an excess in the construction sector, which was not sustainable, and a smaller industrial sector that other countries "European.
"We need more companies in other sectors, which work well," said Zapatero, who also stressed the need for "better jobs" to "withstand the crisis."
The Council of Ministers approved the draft bill on sustainable economy that will send to Parliament "maximum willingness to compromise" with the reforms that the government considers "essential" to the present and the country's economic future. "Further immediate responses to the crisis, austerity new initiatives, modernization, innovation and competitiveness and, of course, the law as a fundamental element," he added.
In this regard, Zapatero asked the main opposition party to analyze the document to be presented to members of the so-called 'Commission Zurbano "and" express their positions in favor and doubts, because the government is always ready to make every effort " .
The Prime Minister recalled that it "has made it clear he wanted to go down this road to a political agreement" between all parties and that there are "sufficient similarities" to approve the measures.
Zapatero said the government understood as "urgent measures to end the crisis," "provide credit to SMEs with the new line of credit, to promote the rehabilitation of housing to create jobs and make the sector more sustainable construction."
The Prime Minister stressed the importance of "reforming the production model, since in the last fifteen years, Spain" has had an excess in the construction sector, which was not sustainable, and a smaller industrial sector that other countries "European.
"We need more companies in other sectors, which work well," said Zapatero, who also stressed the need for "better jobs" to "withstand the crisis."
The Council of Ministers approved the draft bill on sustainable economy that will send to Parliament "maximum willingness to compromise" with the reforms that the government considers "essential" to the present and the country's economic future. "Further immediate responses to the crisis, austerity new initiatives, modernization, innovation and competitiveness and, of course, the law as a fundamental element," he added.
