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Socialist councilor Juan Vicente Larrosa has held a meeting with the association of merchants Los Carmelitanos and has committed to transfer to the government of Ballesta the complaints and initiatives heard and to promote an Integral Plan to streamline traditional commerce in the municipality of Murcia

Within the round of contacts with the associations of merchants of the municipality of Murcia, the socialist mayor, Juan Vicente Larrosa, accompanied by the Municipal Advisory Group, Sebastián Peñaranda, has held a meeting with the merchants of the neighborhood of El Carmen to listen to their Demands and collect their proposals.

At that meeting, the councilman heard the main complaints and initiatives of the merchants, represented by the president and vice president of the Association of merchants Los Carmelitanos, Juan Antonio Garcia-Grajalva and Jose Alegria.

As Larrosa has indicated, "the main concern manifested by merchants has been to be forced to compete in inferior conditions with large areas, as well as the lack of activities and aid aimed at promoting commerce in neighborhoods and districts."

"From the Socialist Municipal Group we are convinced that the support to the retail trade is fundamental for the municipality of Murcia since it generates wealth and jobs in each area where it is located", explained Juan Vicente Larrosa and has expressed his commitment "of To transfer to the government of Ballesta the complaints and initiatives heard and to promote an Integral Plan to revitalize traditional commerce in the municipality of Murcia with the consequent budgetary increase. "

Another issue addressed at the meeting was the incipient start-up of the Federation of Merchant Associations (FREMEC), an event considered by both parties to be extremely important for the representation of the sector.

Likewise, the socialist mayor is committed to promoting the implementation of the Local Trade Council so that "from this participatory and representative body, the concerns, plans and initiatives of the social partners are channeled to solve the problems of the sector that creates Local wealth, stable employment, entrepreneurship and proximity trade "has made Larrosa.

Source: PSOE Murcia