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Regarding the call for expressions of vendors promoted by the Provincial Association of Clerks Alicante, scheduled for June 27, the city of Murcia, through the Department of Consumer and Markets, which directs Christopher Smith, should to inform the public the various aspects considered vital.

From Department have remained constant and periodic meetings with the associations of street vendors of Murcia and Alicante districts informing them that the gap in service provision reached 209.82%, or what is the same, approximately 1,200 000 euros.

The income from the collection of these fees do not even cover the cost of waste collection from the exercise of the activity of sale in the weekly markets.

In order to reduce this deficit was necessary to satisfy the debt of around 40% of the tax revenue that overall this group has with the Municipal Finance; since scarcely raises 60% of the amount of taxes that are liquidated .

The result of these meetings was reached agreement in principle consisting of the representatives of these associations should sensitize their vendors need to pay the accumulated debt and to engage in the collection of waste in order to reduce costs and be feasible and possible reduction of the deficit and thus rates.

The response to this offer was the convening of that demonstration.

Councilman Markets Decentralization and was keen to stress that "Murcia is a city that currently has one of the lowest rates in the country, under high population cities like Valencia, Seville and Granada, and even other smaller population of Torrevieja and Benidorm as ".

It is true that, as has been stated in the press, the increase in all cases represents 300% but on the contrary, as indicated in the media, the upgrade has been made by looking at the number of scales inhabitants of each of the 54 populations within the municipality of Murcia held a weekly market, in order to lessen the impact that the provision of this service has on the general public, as the deficit must cover it with taxes all.

Christopher Smith has said that "not considered fair to all Murcia pay 209% of the difference between revenue and expenses for carrying out an activity that results in the direct interest of the vendors themselves, vendors may request a reduction the dimensions of their jobs to pay less, allowing new vendors entering these vacancies creating jobs and promoting competition and lower prices to consumers. "

Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia