Rajoy enters final of term recovery confident … – Caracol Radio

Rajoy enters final of term recovery confident … – Caracol Radio

Jesús García Becerril

Madrid, December 26 (EFE) .- The Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, was now confident macroeconomic recovery, in the beginning of senior year term, because the next election is scheduled for November.

After the last meeting of his Cabinet, Rajoy (PP, center-right) took stock of the year and said some prospects for 2015, it -vaticinó – will be the “final takeoff of the economy” and may even “very good” if conditions remain favorable in terms of the euro and oil prices

“A year ago I predicted one 2014. better and has more than fulfilled, “Rajoy said, adding that the year about to end has been” substantial “on net job creation after seven years of crisis, with 550,000 new jobs and an increase of 338,000 contributors Social Security.

In late September unemployment affected to 23.67 percent of the Spanish workforce.

For the chief executive where there was “mistrust” now there is “security” and has gone from a contraction of the economy of 1.2% in 2013 to “a dump half points” to an increase in GDP of 1.3% if the forecast holds the Government- or 1.4%, as the Bank of Spain

notes. Measures year end, the Executive today approved an increase of the minimum wage by 0.5 percent to place it in 648.6 euros and a 0.25% increase in pensions, the minimum legal.

For Rajoy, is “modest” increases, which do not undermine the purchasing power, inflation for the whole year will be around zero percent.

The next May elections in thirteen of the seventeen regions of Spain and in all municipalities, while in November are planned legislative.

The various surveys in recent weeks point to a marked decrease in the intention to vote for the Popular Party (PP) which, however, would remain as first force.

In this context Rajoy today ruled out early elections because he favored exhausting four-year term, which began in November 2011, and aware that 2015 will be a “very important” year for economic recovery.

The Chief Executive avoided commenting boom party we, denouncing the way of doing politics of the two major parties (PP and PSOE) and defended as “a value” “stability” who has lived Spain since 1978 with the alternation of popular and socialist government.

With the socialist Rajoy sees possibilities of understanding on some points, such as judicial reform and anti-corruption measures.

One of issues that marked 2014 in Spain has been the desire of Catalan nationalists to promote avenues for sovereignism of that region, the PP and the Socialists reject considering it unconstitutional.

Today Rajoy again advocating dialogue with Catalonia in the new year but never to speak against national sovereignty, in which context has complained, referring to the regional president, Artur Mas, who has rulers that prioritize create problems rather than solve them . EFE