The president of Foment del Treball, Josep Sánchez Llibre, sent a clear warning message regarding the devastating consequences that the end of nuclear energy could have for Catalan and Spanish industry. “In Catalonia there will be a major industrial breakdown if there is no renewal of nuclear energy,” said the businessman.
The president of the Catalan Employers’ Association expressed this during an interview with Amador G. Ayora, director of elEconomista.esduring the IVth Business Forum of Catalonia. The Challenge of Competitiveness: Strategies for a Sustainable Future was held this morning in Barcelona.
“The Catalan and Spanish governments must realize that nuclear power will be needed for the next 15 years“, he said during his intervention. Sánchez Llibre highlighted the importance of energy for business competitiveness. “Important EU countries such as Finland, Sweden and France, in addition of the United Kingdom, are betting on sustainable nuclear energy”, he declared. , in line with the requests of other autonomous communities such as the Valencian Community and Extremadura which request the maintenance of the installations. For the president of Foment, “Spain must decide whether it wants to be the great spa resort of Europe for the next 20 years or an excellent one. hub industrial”
Financing and taxes
Another key topic of the conference was the agreement on unique funding for Catalonia. “It’s not a concert or a quota, it’s unique funding,” he insisted during the interview. A formula with which the Catalan businessman admitted that he hoped that the tax pressure on his companies would decrease.
“Obviously, if there is one-time funding that improves expectations at this time, logically we would not need these transferred taxes.“, replied the businessman when asked if the new single financing could be used to reduce the tax bill in Catalonia.
According to Sánchez Llibre, “we, the Catalans, suffer from excessive fiscal pressure due to the taxes of the Generalitat” and he stressed that it makes no sense that in other Autonomous Communities there is no own taxes andhere we have 15“We created a task force.” And he stressed that “we would like them to lower taxes, if they do not increase them from the start, that will already be progress.”
Although the president of Foment insisted that Foment is not in favor of any proposal for reform of the regional financing system, he clarified that “Catalonia has always been at the forefront keeps changes in funding and the others followed.
Change of scenery
In addition, he expressed optimism that the new air that Salvador Illa brings to the Generalitat Valenciana will contribute to the return of companies that formerly moved their headquarters outside of Catalonia for the process
“If there is economic stability and legal security, it is clear that businesses in the region will return. process“, assured the president of the Catalan employers’ union, questioned by the director of elEconomista.es on the question of whether companies would return during this legislature with the new Catalan government.
Sánchez Llibre did not want to set deadlines and insisted that “our goal is to regain economic, political and legal stability. And with them, I hope that businesses will return on their own without anyone Don’t put pressure on them,” he commented. According to the businessman, there is no need to repeat it every day because it seems like we are forcing the situation.
