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Yesterday, Monday 30 July, a meeting was held in the Local Social Canara, with producers of cut flowers, organized by the PSOE in Cehegin, to discuss the increase in VAT in this sector from 8% to 21%.

It was attended by the Secretary General of the Socialist Cehegín, Jose Rafael Rocamora, Secretary General of PSRM-PSOE, Rafael González Tovar, and the Regional Assembly members, Manuel Soler (responsible for the field of agriculture and fisheries) and Paco Onate.

During the meeting, the producers expressed their deep concern about the future of the sector "agriculture in the Northwest it is a nap and this may be the last"; "With the flower we could stay here. If you raise the VAT as it is provided, we will have to migrate as the 60 ", said several producers in the municipality of Cehegin.

Also, unions say these municipalities further jeopardized the future of its members then say "will have to lower the price to sell the flower, which will dispense with labor intensive."

Rocamora said at the meeting that "this measure does not equate us to Europe, as it says Montoro, but involves a mismatch, because in 19 of the 27 EU countries, apply reduced VAT on flowers and ornamental plants, which entail a loss of competitiveness of the national product. "

In addition, says "The increase is totally unjustified and discriminatory treatment is a sub-sector, since it is the only in the agricultural sector has suffered an increased tax rate of 8 to 21%, 13 points."

The Socialists were willing to work with producers and marketers to make the Central Government reconsider its position.

González Tovar articulated a number of measures to be carried out by the PSOE, as motions "as presented by the Municipal Socialist Group in the city of Cehegin" as well as the Regional Assembly in which Soler and Oñate pledged to " seek consensus of all political parties to bring one voice to Madrid. "

The Secretary General of the Socialist Cehegín sentenced the meeting by calling encouragement to the producers.

"The game is not lost. Together we can avoid the slump that keeps the foot and ceheginera punishing economy."

Source: PSOE Cehegín