Morales has visited this morning the merchants of El Carmen and has collected impressions and collective demands
MURCIA NOW promises to turn over the policy that the PP has had in recent years regarding the local trade.
The very strong deterioration suffered traders in Murcia city center and neighborhoods is partly explained by the policy of licenses has followed the PP for the establishment of shopping centers and supermarkets in the suburbs, why NOW MURCIA opposes the granting of new licenses and the construction of new stores of this type.
The municipal candidates headed by Alicia Morales intends to give a strong boost to local business and proximity, promoting the recovery of traditional commerce in neighborhoods and downtown Murcia.
NOW MURCIA considers shopping centers and suburban supermarkets are strongly linked to obsolete the 'brickbats' model and in the case of the municipality, serious cases of corruption as the Umbra case.
The construction of shopping centers in the suburbs involves the use of public funds for infrastructure such as roads, tram or mains water and electricity, in addition to payment of public services such as police, traffic control.
Thus, they are using public resources for private interests which should be used for other purposes.
Another of the reasons that seek to promote local trade is that is the way to ensure that all revenues from the consumer to stay in the municipality, instead of leaving a portion of these revenues outside the region and even abroad by multinationals.
These surfaces whose expansion is slowing NOW MURCIA also offers mostly low quality jobs, temporary and low paid.
For all these reasons, a priority for MURCIA NOW implementation of policies to promote consumption in the center and in the neighborhoods of the city.
Source: Ahora Murcia