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Rosa Martinez, co-spokesperson for federal Equo, explained this afternoon in Murcia that municipal candidates have the ability to focus the economy at the local level to generate "jobs linked to the territory, which in its field people to produce things that they can sell here. "

Martinez explained this in a debate in the cafeteria Ithaca organized by the local group of Equo, in which participated also three candidates of Murcia's change: Professor of Economics at the University of Murcia Manuel Tovar and Equo militants Rosa Crespo and Toni Gómez.

At the meeting, it was talked about the possibilities it opens the new political cycle at the local level for the green economy.

In this regard, the co-Equo spokesman has said that from the municipalities can generate both employment and social and ecological wealth.

"You can recycle and reuse what you already have, such as heritage from the reuse and rehabilitation of old buildings."

Martinez continued, "the first thing to do is stop growing, start building cities and towns on a human scale without having to bring outside resources."

In that vein, Rosa Crespo, member and candidate's change Equo Murcia, spoke of the opportunity you have to "reassess the garden as the next and nearest place, not only for economic production but to a cultural identity or a new City model that would allow shorter marketing circuits ".

This would allow the "economic benefits fall on the closest," he explained.

The discussion also spoke of the importance of an energy model based on how close in energy production of those users so that they are not big money which they have control, using solar panels on homes consume their own energy and not to produce a plant.

It has also exposed the opportunity to invest from local institutions in areas such as "dependency, education, health and other sectors that would improve the welfare of people and that would create decent jobs".

For his part, economist Manuel Tovar, recalled that the outsourcing of public services has only generated lower wages and services, so it is important that "citizens assume as his politics. The need to do we the citizens" .

Needless therefore he said, betting on a democratic regeneration to "begin to dismantle this state of affairs".

Source: Cambiemos Murcia