He Government of Pedro Sánchez will include aid for the reconstruction of the Valencian Community within the framework of the General State Budgets (PGE). With this maneuver, the Government is defeating the People’s Partysince, indirectly, if they want to support aid and economic elements for people affected by the DANAthey will have to support the accounts of the Coalition Executive. “We will ask for support, I hope that we can have the majority support of the House to be able to develop and approve today budgets that are even more necessary than yesterday,” Sánchez said during the press conference after the Council of Ministers where the first package of direct aid to households and businesses was approved.
Sanchez stressed that “new general state budgets” will be necessary and added that if, before the DANA He has already declared that he was not going to shirk his responsibility for presenting public accounts, “on this occasion, this responsibility is multiplied to colossal limits”. The President of the Government clearly indicated that he was going to offer all parliamentary groups a new budgetary framework to face the reality of each social group, each of the territories and communities affected by this “terrible climate tragedy”. “.
The truth is that, with this maneuver, Sanchez This gives a boost to budgets that already anticipated difficult negotiations. Within its government partners, tensions with Together for requests for Carles Puigdemont and the differences with Add And Can They did not guarantee him the support necessary to complete his accounts. On the other hand, the party of Alberto Nuñez Feijóo had already expressed its refusal to support these Budgets, a position which could now change, by subordinating aid to Valencian Community to the existence of a new budget.
“We are talking about very important figures and many economic resources that we will have to ask from community institutions and others that we will have to disburse from our public accounts,” explained Sánchez. As he said, this situation forces us to “review the impact it will have on the public deficit and the public debt” and also to “find the most efficient and agile vehicles possible within the framework of budgets in order to quickly provide the most effective and equitable response possible.
Aid to the Valencian Community
He Council of Ministers approved this Tuesday the declaration of a catastrophic zone which allows the Government promote all actions in the territory concerned with the force of law. The Executive activated direct aid to affected citizens and businesses, making it universal so that citizens affected by flooding do not have to meet any income requirements. Thus, he announced the granting of aid of up to 60,000 euros per accommodation and up to 10,300 euros for the purchase of furniture. In addition, it provides neighboring communities with assistance of up to 37,000 euros for the reconstruction of common areas.
Furthermore, the Government will transfer direct aid to self-employed workers with their tax domicile in the country Valencian Community worth 838 million, between 10,000 and 150,000 euros based on your trading volume. In order to accelerate the arrival of these funds, the collection of which can begin in less than 30 days, the more than 30,000 companies and 65,000 self-employed workers who should be able to access them They will only have to indicate their bank account. In addition, self-employed people can request the cessation of activity allowance, with which they will receive 70% of their contribution base, even if they do not meet the required minimum of 12 months.
As happened during the pandemic, a guarantee line has been open since Official Credit Institute (ICO) endowed with 5 billion euros, 1 billion of which have already been approved this Tuesday by the Council of Ministers. As a new feature, households will also be able to request them for the reconstruction of their home or business. The Executive is already working with the banking sector to activate this mechanism from next week. In this sense, the president also declared that companies affected by the DANA to suspend their activity through a temporary work regulation file (ERTE) They will be exempt from paying 100% of their staff’s social security contributions at least until February 2025.
In the case of workers, a new figure is created: temporary incapacity. All people who prove physical or psychological damage as a result of the tragedy will receive 75% of their salary. In addition, The amount of Minimum Living Income will be increased by 15% and other contributory benefits over the next three months, a period which may be extended beyond this date.
