Garamendi: «It is very good to raise salaries by decree, but that does not generate progress»



The first negotiation of the businessmen with the social-communist coalition has cost them 50 euros more in 14 minimum wage payments. And thanks. They are 50 less than the 1,000 that the Government intended to reach, a success that the CEOE's employer hopes to reissue when it comes to defending the labor reform of its demolition. Perhaps there is the "personal feeling" that Pablo Iglesias says he has with him and his political fair play. «We play the game that touches us in the field that plays, we do not enter the mud or affiliations. What we ask for are clear rules of the game, ”he says.

- Does the express agreement of the SMI imply the commitment of the Government to "accommodate" future controversial decisions to the progress of the economy? More moderation, go.

- It has not been an express agreement, we have been working on it since Christmas and we are satisfied with the result because we have managed to reduce the announced increase of 1,000 euros by 50%. It must be remembered that the rise of the SMI is the responsibility of the Government, in consultation with the social agents, and that on this occasion moderation has prevailed. We have fought for a commitment from the Government for the State to comply with the rise of the SMI and tidy up the indexation of the new scenario in public contracts. It would be "cause belli", inconceivable, that the State did not comply.

- What do you mean?

–To public tenders. If you increase the labor cost by more than 29% and change the rules of the game with the game already started - for example, in the cleaning contract in a town hall - without impacting that rise in the SMI forces many companies to enter losses and close . In addition, there is another perverse effect because the State Contract Law says that as long as there is no other contest you cannot leave. You eat it.

- Is there no quorum on whether the rise of the SMI injects more money into consumption or slows the creation of employment? How pernicious is it?

–With these increases, many people who did not consider themselves entrepreneurs have realized that they are, because this affects mainly domestic workers. The data that were given at the time speak of 60,000 people who have gone into the submerged economy with the previous rise of the SMI, especially in the field. It is that, when some speak so much of the emptied Spain, it is valued that in a town of Extremadura if you raise the SMI to 950 euros a complication is created. That is why we have also requested that a table be opened with the agrarian organizations.

- Have they raised fiscal aid to farmers and self-employed?

- Some bonus to the most pressured groups would not hurt.

- The rise to 950 euros has just been approved and the unions already make it clear that the objective is to break the 1,200 euros barrier at the end of the Legislature ...

- I would also love for everyone to charge more, but we live in a very competitive globalized world. It is very good to raise salaries in the BOE by decree, but that does not help progress. For jobs to be more powerful, more innovation is needed, but of all. Workers must also be ready. In this sense, we are concerned about that part of society that is less prepared and that there is more and more qualified employment without coverage; industrial employment, indefinite and well paid.

–This government declares itself progressive every 30 seconds, but is it progressive to rule back businessmen?

- We are the ones who create employment, wealth and goods and services for societies to move forward. We also generate that other people and ourselves pay the taxes that support the Welfare State. We are progressive because we generate progress.

- We have not yet recovered all lost employment and the labor market is slowing down, is the repeal of the labor reform the final lurch?

- I do not say it, says the OECD, the IMF, the EU ... The labor reform made many people do not go out. Employment is the first objective of the country. And it is with this labor reform that employment is being created. That does not mean that there may be some aspects to improve. First the total derogation was raised, it seems that they have realized that this does not matter. Now they talk about the most harmful aspects. We are waiting for you to tell us what they are. This reform is what has helped Spain to overcome the crisis and touch it too much would not be good.

- Do you think they will dare to raise the costs of dismissal?

- I hope not, because they are accepted by society.

–Rise of salary costs, taxes, contributions, «Google fees» ... can we afford it?

-Do not. It would generate more submerged economy and, in addition, it is not true that in Spain there is less fiscal pressure. In Europe the submerged economy is 13% and in Spain 24%. That implies that if it is divided by the ones we pay, we have more fiscal pressure. If we put the economy submerged at European level, the State would enter 50,000 million. Then it is not about charging more to less people.

- Have they detected an investment or capital flight to Luxembourg or Portugal?

- No, but the uncertainty is generating a break.



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