The new president of the Chamber of Barcelona, Josep Santacreu, made his debut today in the presentation of the institution's quarterly situation report, criticizing the central government for not publishing data on investment carried out by the State by autonomous communities. The data for the second half of last year should have been made public last May and those for the first six months of this year at the end of September.
"It is possible that the execution percentages in the case of Catalonia are not published because they are too low," said the former CEO of DKV, who has committed to sending "our demand and complaint to the authorities." The Ministry of Finance directed by María Jesús Montero is responsible for publicizing the data. And until last May, during the electoral campaign, they had always offered themselves punctually.
In relation to the agreement signed yesterday between the PSOE and Sumar, Santacreu did not want to evaluate measures such as reducing the working day to 37.5 hours because - he said - that corresponds to the employers' associations. The director of the Chamber's studies service, Joan Ramon Rovira, has specified that it is possible that productivity will decrease if working hours are reduced.
Regarding the proposal to expand the airport that Foment presented this week, Santacreu has asked for time to analyze what the best option is.
The Chamber's quarterly economic situation report maintains growth forecasts for this year and next, in which a slowdown in activity is expected but "in no case" a recessionary scenario, Rovira clarified.
