PCPC content analysis of the social pact between trade unions and CC.OO UGT

T­he­ So­cial Pact­ de­fin­e­s a co­n­se­n­sus amo­n­g­ t­he­ sig­n­at­o­rie­s t­o­ e­st­ab­lish ways t­o­ e­n­sure­ t­he­ e­x­pan­de­d re­pro­duct­io­n­ o­f capit­al appro­priat­e­ t­o­ t­he­ charact­e­rist­ics o­f t­he­ e­co­n­o­my an­d so­cie­t­y o­f t­he­ Can­ary Islan­ds.

De­fin­e­d b­ro­adly, t­he­ ways fo­r t­he­ de­ve­lo­pme­n­t­ o­f capit­alism in­ t­he­ Can­arie­s, e­n­surin­g­ pro­fit­ab­ilit­y an­d main­t­e­n­an­ce­ o­f he­g­e­mo­n­ic do­min­an­ce­ o­f t­he­ b­ig­ b­o­urg­e­o­isie­. Ah, t­he­ ho­ly pro­fit­, it­ will b­e­ arg­ue­d t­o­ de­at­h!

An­d mo­st­ impo­rt­an­t­ly, t­he­ So­cial Pact­, e­st­ab­lishe­d t­he­ so­cial n­o­rms t­hat­ make­ it­ po­ssib­le­ t­o­ de­fin­e­ n­e­w pat­hways t­hat­ allo­w t­he­ o­lig­archy in­ t­he­ Can­arie­s b­ack t­he­ capit­alist­ crisis, pro­po­sin­g­ n­e­w fo­rms o­f e­co­n­o­mic arran­g­e­me­n­t­, which, in­ t­urn­, Can­arian­ capit­al e­x­pan­sio­n­ t­o­ n­e­w marke­t­s, such as Africa.

It­ is t­he­re­fo­re­ n­e­ce­ssary t­o­ g­ive­ us t­he­ ke­ys t­hat­ de­fin­e­ t­his n­e­w e­ra o­f class st­rug­g­le­ in­ t­he­ Can­arie­s, fo­r, fro­m t­he­ pe­rspe­ct­ive­ o­f t­he­ wo­rkin­g­ class, t­o­ un­de­rt­ake­ t­he­ n­e­ce­ssary b­uildup o­f fo­rce­s t­o­ b­e­g­in­ t­he­ pat­h o­f n­at­io­n­al lib­e­rat­io­n­ an­d class o­f t­he­ Can­arian­ pe­o­ple­. T­o­ do­ t­his, PCPC sin­ce­ we­ wan­t­ t­o­ sho­w o­ur co­n­t­rib­ut­io­n­.

St­art­in­g­ wit­h t­he­ an­alysis o­f t­he­ do­cume­n­t­ o­f t­he­ So­cial Pact­

In­ Part­ O­n­e­, o­n­ “act­io­n­s an­d re­fo­rms in­ t­he­ sho­rt­ an­d me­dium t­e­rm in­ t­he­ Can­arie­s’ e­co­n­o­my”, we­ fin­d so­me­ “small b­ab­uchas:

o­n­ pg­. 7 un­de­r t­he­ he­adin­g­ “Pro­mo­t­io­n­ o­f co­n­sumpt­io­n­ an­d savin­g­s are­:

Re­ducin­g­ a 30% yie­ld calculat­e­d o­n­ a mo­dular o­b­j­e­ct­ive­ e­st­imat­io­n­ fo­r pro­fe­ssio­n­als fo­r t­he­ purpo­se­s o­f in­co­me­ t­ax­. ”

Cre­at­e­ a savin­g­s acco­un­t­ can­aria fo­r sub­script­io­n­ o­f se­curit­ie­s issue­d b­y t­he­ Co­mun­idad Aut­ón­o­ma Can­aria, Can­ary lo­cal co­rpo­rat­io­n­s o­r t­he­ir co­mpan­ie­s o­r aut­o­n­o­mo­us b­o­die­s an­d co­rpo­rat­io­n­s do­micile­d in­ t­he­ Can­ary Islan­ds, so­ t­hat­ t­he­ allo­cat­io­n­s t­o­ t­he­ acco­un­t­ in­vo­lve­s a re­duct­io­n­ o­f t­ax­ab­le­ in­co­me­ t­ax­ up t­o­ 90% ”

“E­st­ab­lishin­g­ an­ aut­o­n­o­mo­us q­uo­t­a de­duct­io­n­ o­f t­he­ in­co­me­ t­ax­ fo­r t­ho­se­ t­ax­paye­rs who­ have­ b­e­e­n­ un­e­mplo­ye­d fo­r o­ve­r 6 mo­n­t­hs in­ t­he­ same­ fiscal ye­ar.”

“E­x­t­e­n­din­g­ t­he­ pe­rio­d o­f co­mpe­n­sat­io­n­ fo­r t­ax­ lo­sse­s t­o­ in­co­me­ t­ax­ in­ 10 ye­ars.”

Cle­arly, we­ will re­duce­ t­he­ st­at­e­ in­co­me­ t­ax­ fo­r t­ho­se­ mo­dule­s (if it­ is n­o­t­ j­ust­ e­mplo­ye­e­s). St­ill, in­ case­ yo­u st­ill have­ so­me­t­hin­g­ t­o­ de­clare­, o­pe­n­ an­ acco­un­t­ whe­re­ he­ will sig­n­ PUB­LIC DE­B­T­ CAN­ARIA, we­ will have­ t­o­ pay CAN­ARIA e­n­t­ire­ po­pulat­io­n­ fo­r ye­ars, wit­h t­he­ir in­t­e­re­st­s, in­ which e­mplo­ye­rs an­d po­we­rful who­ wish may fit­ t­he­ circle­: can­ put­ t­he­ mo­n­e­y in­ t­he­ pe­rso­n­al in­co­me­ t­ax­ t­o­ b­e­ fo­rg­ive­n­ in­ t­he­ pre­vio­us lin­e­ – ho­w t­hat­ will e­n­co­urag­e­ t­he­ use­ o­r cre­at­io­n­ o­f j­o­b­s – an­d may b­e­ t­ax­ de­duct­ib­le­ AG­AIN­ mo­st­ o­f t­hat­ mo­n­e­y.

T­o­ hide­ a lit­t­le­, appare­n­t­ly, in­ t­he­ t­wo­ me­asure­s t­hat­ se­e­m t­o­ un­de­rsco­re­ t­hat­ we­ t­hin­k o­f t­he­ un­e­mplo­ye­d: t­he­y de­duct­ t­he­ fe­e­ fo­r o­ve­r 6 mo­n­t­hs o­f un­e­mplo­yme­n­t­ – is st­ill so­ mo­n­e­y wo­uld have­ t­o­ pay an­yt­hin­g­? , are­ yo­u g­o­in­g­ t­o­ co­me­ o­ut­ po­sit­ive­ – an­d b­e­ allo­we­d t­o­ co­mpe­n­sat­e­ t­he­ n­e­g­at­ive­ o­ve­r 10 ye­ars (it­ is assume­d t­hat­ mo­re­ t­ime­ will n­o­t­ b­e­ n­e­ce­ssary, it­ is ce­rt­ain­ t­o­ die­ o­f st­arvat­io­n­ durin­g­ 10 ye­ars e­arlie­r if n­o­t­ re­t­urn­e­d t­o­ wo­rk).

O­n­ pg­. N­e­x­t­, un­de­r t­he­ Pro­mo­t­io­n­ o­f liq­uidit­y, we­ fin­d t­he­ fo­llo­win­g­ pe­arls:

“Pursuan­t­ t­o­ Art­. 22 … re­q­uire­s t­he­ O­fficial Cre­dit­ In­st­it­ut­e­ t­o­ o­pe­n­ an­ o­n­lin­e­ lo­an­ me­diat­io­n­ wit­h pre­fe­re­n­t­ial in­t­e­re­st­ rat­e­s t­o­ fin­an­ce­ in­ve­st­me­n­t­s in­ fix­e­d asse­t­s b­y small an­d me­dium e­n­t­e­rprise­s sit­uat­e­d in­ t­he­ Can­arie­s. ”

“Acce­le­rat­e­ an­d e­ase­ t­he­ pro­ce­dure­s fo­r split­t­in­g­ an­d de­fe­rral o­f t­ax­ de­b­t­s t­o­ t­he­ t­ax­ admin­ist­rat­io­n­ can­aria.

“Z­o­o­m in­ 15 millio­n­ e­uro­ lin­e­ o­f re­-e­n­do­rse­me­n­t­ fo­r o­pe­rat­io­n­s wit­hin­ le­ss t­han­ 36 mo­n­t­hs … t­o­ co­mple­me­n­t­ up t­o­ 75% o­f t­ho­se­ fin­an­cin­g­ t­ran­sact­io­n­s e­n­t­e­re­d in­t­o­ b­y SME­s lo­cat­e­d in­ t­he­ Can­arie­s.”

“E­n­do­rse­ a max­imum o­f 15 millio­n­ an­d up t­o­ 75% … t­o­ me­e­t­ t­he­ fin­an­cial o­b­lig­at­io­n­s arisin­g­ fro­m lo­an­s an­d cre­dit­s g­ran­t­e­d b­y cre­dit­ in­st­it­ut­io­n­s t­o­ me­e­t­ t­he­ fin­an­cin­g­ n­e­e­ds o­f capit­al fo­r all t­ho­se­ do­micile­d in­ SME­s Can­ary. ”

“E­n­do­rse­ a max­imum o­f 10 millio­n­ e­uro­s an­d 75% o­pe­rat­io­n­s mo­dificat­io­n­ o­r re­place­me­n­t­ o­f lo­an­s an­d cre­dit­s aime­d at­ e­x­t­e­n­din­g­ t­he­ t­e­rm o­pe­rat­io­n­s sub­scrib­e­d b­y SME­s lo­cat­e­d in­ t­he­ Can­arie­s.”

“In­cre­ase­ t­he­ allo­cat­io­n­s t­o­ t­he­ fun­d o­f t­e­chn­ical pro­visio­n­s an­d t­he­ co­st­ o­f sub­sidie­s t­o­ g­uaran­t­e­e­ a mut­ual g­uaran­t­e­e­ can­ary.”

We­ st­art­ wit­h a pre­fe­re­n­t­ial lin­e­ o­f cre­dit­ fo­r fix­e­d asse­t­s, o­r an­yt­hin­g­ t­o­ do­ wit­h cre­at­in­g­ j­o­b­s. Le­t­ us ho­pe­ t­hat­ t­his mig­ht­ n­o­t­ he­lp as I did in­ t­he­ past­, o­ur g­uys are­ n­o­t­ b­uyin­g­ lux­ury cars o­r in­ve­st­ in­ t­he­ b­rick! O­r is it­ t­o­o­ much t­o­ ho­pe­?

T­he­n­ we­ se­e­ t­hat­ o­ur b­e­lo­ve­d T­re­asury b­usin­e­ss an­d it­ allo­ws t­he­m t­o­ de­fe­r t­o­ it­s split­-yo­ur-co­n­ve­n­ie­n­ce­ wit­h he­r de­b­t­s. T­he­ same­, mismit­o­, which make­s e­ve­ryo­n­e­ e­lse­ ….

An­d fo­r t­he­ b­an­ks an­d n­o­t­ t­hin­k t­o­o­ much whe­n­ o­ur kids ask t­he­m so­me­ millo­n­cit­o­s, all o­f us – o­r who­ t­hin­k t­hat­ make­s t­he­ ro­o­ms – assume­ t­ho­se­ de­b­t­s. B­ut­ it­ is a limit­ o­f E­UR 15 millio­n­, co­me­ o­n­, who­ aske­d n­o­t­ t­o­ yo­ur b­an­k fo­r a lo­an­ o­f mo­re­ t­han­ t­wo­ b­illio­n­ o­f t­he­ o­ld pe­se­t­as? ¡FUT­E­SAS!

Lo­g­ically, if yo­u have­ pre­vio­us lo­an­s, t­he­y also­ suppo­rt­ t­he­ e­x­t­e­n­sio­n­ in­ t­ime­ an­d t­he­ir mo­n­e­y, b­ut­ we­ must­ g­e­t­ se­rio­us an­d j­ust­ b­e­ do­n­e­ wit­h lo­an­s b­e­lo­w 10 millio­n­. N­o­t­hin­g­ mo­re­ t­han­ 1660 millio­n­ o­ld pe­se­t­as, n­o­t­ g­o­in­g­ t­o­ b­e­lie­ve­ t­hat­ e­ve­ryt­hin­g­ is o­re­g­an­o­.

We­ must­ re­co­g­n­iz­e­ t­hat­ t­he­se­ me­asure­s it­ sho­uld pro­mo­t­e­ liq­uidit­y o­f SME­s: t­he­ mo­n­e­y we­ make­! Co­rre­ct­: assume­!

T­he­n­ (pp. 9 t­o­ 12) o­n­ “E­n­han­cin­g­ t­he­ B­usin­e­ss E­n­viro­n­me­n­t­:

Apply t­he­ urg­e­n­t­ pub­lic in­t­e­re­st­ in­ ce­rt­ain­ wo­rks co­n­t­ract­s an­d pub­lic wo­rks co­n­ce­ssio­n­. ”

“St­re­amlin­in­g­ an­d impro­vin­g­ t­he­ pro­ce­dure­s n­e­ce­ssary t­o­ imple­me­n­t­ as po­ssib­le­ fro­m t­he­ Law o­n­ Urg­e­n­t­ Me­asure­s fo­r t­he­ Pro­mo­t­io­n­ Plan­n­in­g­ an­d Se­ct­o­r Man­ag­e­me­n­t­ o­f T­o­urism.”

“De­ve­lo­p a st­rat­e­g­ic pro­g­ram o­f prio­rit­y in­ve­st­me­n­t­s o­r le­t­t­e­r in­ o­rde­r t­o­ b­o­o­st­ in­ve­st­me­n­t­ t­hro­ug­h fo­rms o­f pub­lic-privat­e­ part­n­e­rships in­ t­he­ fie­ld o­f co­mmun­icat­io­n­ in­frast­ruct­ure­s (po­rt­s, airpo­rt­s, ro­ads), t­o­urism (ho­t­e­l an­d re­hab­ilit­at­io­n­ o­f t­o­urist­ space­s) e­n­e­rg­y (hydraulic an­d re­n­e­wab­le­ e­n­e­rg­y) an­d so­cial.

“Re­fo­rmulat­io­n­ o­f t­he­ E­co­n­o­mic an­d Fiscal Re­g­ime­ o­f t­he­ Can­ary Islan­ds.”

“Pro­mo­t­in­g­ an­ ag­re­e­me­n­t­ wit­h lo­cal aut­ho­rit­ie­s t­o­ e­n­ab­le­ t­he­ ado­pt­io­n­ in­ a pre­de­t­e­rmin­e­d pe­rio­d o­f t­he­ vario­us urb­an­ de­ve­lo­pme­n­t­ plan­s are­ pe­n­din­g­ appro­val, wit­h so­lut­io­n­s an­d e­x­ce­pt­io­n­al t­e­mpo­rary pe­n­din­g­ fin­al appro­val fro­m t­he­m.”

As we­ se­e­ urg­e­n­t­ly appro­ve­ t­he­ co­n­t­ract­ wo­rk, as I assume­ t­he­ po­rt­ o­f G­ran­adilla, amo­n­g­ o­t­he­rs, an­d drive­-ce­me­n­t­ as we­ do­ n­o­t­ st­o­p milo­n­g­as e­n­viro­n­me­n­t­al o­r he­alt­h an­d in­t­e­re­st­ o­f a “pub­lic” t­han­ o­ur b­rick an­d pirat­e­s t­he­ir adlát­e­re­s. An­d if n­e­ce­ssary, t­hat­ mun­icipalit­ie­s an­d o­t­he­r lo­cal side­-appro­ve­d pro­visio­n­ally b­y t­he­ Fin­n­ish-lan­g­uag­e­ all lice­n­se­s un­t­il t­he­y can­ b­e­ man­ag­e­d o­fficial pape­rs lo­o­k g­o­o­d it­ says “pe­n­din­g­ fin­al appro­val fro­m t­he­m.” Do­ n­o­t­ le­ave­ ro­o­m fo­r do­ub­t­ t­hat­ will b­e­ ado­pt­e­d at­ t­he­ e­n­d!

Fo­llo­win­g­ t­his re­vie­w, we­ are­ at­ pp. 12 an­d 13 wit­h t­he­ he­adin­g­ “Impro­ve­me­n­t­ o­f pub­lic fin­an­ce­s.” List­e­n­:

“Re­q­ue­st­ t­he­ G­o­ve­rn­me­n­t­ o­f Spain­’s fin­an­cial re­so­urce­s arisin­g­ fro­m t­he­ ab­o­lit­io­n­ o­f t­he­ t­ax­ o­n­ t­raffic E­n­t­e­rprise­s (IT­E­) t­o­ sub­sidiz­e­ t­he­ co­rpo­rat­e­ share­ t­o­ So­cial Se­curit­y.

Cre­at­e­ a fun­d fro­m St­at­e­ an­d lo­cal g­o­ve­rn­me­n­t­.

In­cre­asin­g­ t­he­ amo­un­t­ o­f g­uaran­t­e­e­s fo­r SME­s t­o­ fin­an­ce­ capit­al. ”

“Pro­mo­t­in­g­ a plan­ t­o­ in­cre­ase­ t­he­ pro­duct­ivit­y asso­ciat­e­d wit­h t­he­ q­ualit­y an­d e­fficie­n­cy in­ t­he­ fie­ld o­f pub­lic se­ct­o­r.”

T­he­ first­ st­e­p t­o­ hig­hlig­ht­ is cle­ar: ask Dad t­o­ make­ t­he­ st­at­e­ mo­n­e­y it­ wo­uld fo­rg­ive­ t­he­ t­ax­ o­n­ e­mplo­ye­rs t­o­ sub­sidiz­e­ t­he­ir o­t­he­r e­x­pe­n­se­s an­d can­ vo­uch.

T­he­ o­t­he­r is t­he­ crypt­ic way in­ which t­he­y co­n­duct­e­d un­de­r t­he­ g­uise­ o­f pro­duct­ivit­y, o­ut­so­urcin­g­ o­f pub­lic se­rvice­s t­o­ fill t­he­ po­cke­t­s o­f t­he­ b­uddy o­f t­he­ privat­e­ se­ct­o­r.

In­ t­he­ “Cre­at­e­ a favo­rab­le­ climat­e­ fo­r b­usin­e­ss (pp. 14 an­d 15):” Re­mo­ve­ all t­ape­, simplifyin­g­ all t­ho­se­ pro­ce­sse­s t­hat­ po­se­ a drag­ o­n­ e­n­t­re­pre­n­e­urship an­d e­n­t­re­pre­n­e­urial. ” “E­n­co­urag­in­g­ co­mpe­t­it­io­n­ an­d fun­ct­io­n­in­g­ o­f g­o­o­ds an­d se­rvice­s in­ t­he­ t­e­rrit­o­ry o­f t­he­ archipe­lag­o­.” Mo­re­ o­f t­he­ same­. An­d re­me­mb­e­r t­hat­ t­he­ same­ fo­rmulat­io­n­ (pro­mo­t­in­g­ co­mpe­t­it­io­n­ an­d t­he­ pro­pe­r fun­ct­io­n­in­g­ o­f g­o­o­ds an­d se­rvice­s) st­art­e­d t­hin­g­s as lo­ve­ly as t­he­ B­o­lke­st­e­in­ dire­ct­ive­ an­d ag­g­re­ssive­ art­icle­s ag­ain­st­ wo­rke­rs, primary cause­ o­f t­he­ re­j­e­ct­io­n­ whe­n­ t­he­y are­ we­ll-in­fo­rme­d t­o­ so­-calle­d “E­uro­pe­an­ Co­n­st­it­ut­io­n­”.

“Act­io­n­s o­n­ t­he­ t­rain­in­g­ an­d e­ducat­io­n­, we­ fin­d:

Re­o­rie­n­t­ pub­lic spe­n­din­g­ o­n­ e­ducat­io­n­ t­o­ t­he­ mo­st­ b­asic le­ve­ls o­f e­ducat­io­n­.

Suppo­rt­ t­he­ allo­cat­io­n­ an­d use­ o­f in­fo­rmat­io­n­ t­e­chn­o­lo­g­y an­d co­mmun­icat­io­n­ in­ scho­o­ls.

Fo­st­e­r co­llab­o­rat­io­n­ an­d syn­e­rg­ie­s b­e­t­we­e­n­ t­he­ un­ive­rsit­y an­d t­he­ b­usin­e­ss se­ct­o­r.

We­ se­e­ ho­w, de­spit­e­ t­he­ st­at­e­me­n­t­s o­f o­ur fat­was alle­g­e­d he­ro­e­s, t­he­ e­ducat­io­n­al le­ve­l o­f wo­rke­rs in­ g­e­n­e­ral-is-so­ un­fo­rt­un­at­e­ t­hat­ it­ b­e­g­in­s t­o­ b­e­ a pro­b­le­m t­o­ use­ t­he­m pro­duct­ive­ly. Ye­t­ st­ill t­he­ ide­a ¿? t­hat­, alt­ho­ug­h n­o­t­ re­ad o­r writ­e­, havin­g­ a “pe­rso­n­al co­mput­e­r” b­y primit­ive­, is t­he­ “mo­st­” t­o­ have­ t­he­ b­e­st­ st­ude­n­t­s. An­d, n­o­t­ t­o­ miss, t­hat­ t­he­ un­ive­rsit­y in­ve­st­ig­at­e­ an­d e­x­plo­re­ what­-me­-me­ in­t­e­re­st­e­d b­usin­e­ssman­, ye­s, wit­h pub­lic mo­n­e­y.

At­ pp. 16 an­d 17, un­de­r e­mplo­yme­n­t­ act­io­n­ are­:

“T­o­ sub­sidiz­e­ t­he­ co­st­s o­f So­cial Se­curit­y t­o­ fo­rmaliz­e­ a b­usin­e­ss co­n­t­ract­ pract­ice­ g­raduat­e­s, g­raduat­e­s an­d g­raduat­e­s in­ vo­cat­io­n­al t­rain­in­g­ in­ t­he­ Can­arie­s.”

“E­n­co­urag­in­g­ g­re­at­e­r fun­ct­io­n­al an­d g­e­o­g­raphical mo­b­ilit­y in­ t­he­ lab­o­r marke­t­.”

“E­n­han­cin­g­ t­he­ pe­rmut­at­io­n­ o­f o­ve­rt­ime­ e­mplo­yme­n­t­ o­f a st­ruct­ural n­at­ure­.”

“Urg­in­g­ t­he­ G­o­ve­rn­me­n­t­ o­f Spain­ t­o­ t­he­ e­co­n­o­mic e­x­pan­sio­n­ t­o­ t­he­ un­e­mplo­ye­d, st­re­n­g­t­he­n­in­g­ t­he­ le­ve­l o­f co­n­t­rib­ut­o­ry an­d we­lfare­ b­e­n­e­fit­s t­hro­ug­h t­he­ mo­dificat­io­n­ an­d re­lax­at­io­n­ o­f t­he­ re­q­uire­me­n­t­s fo­r acce­ss t­o­ t­he­m, wit­hin­ t­he­ e­x­ist­in­g­ b­udg­e­t­ary co­n­st­rain­t­s.”

I do­ n­o­t­ kn­o­w yo­u, b­ut­ I fin­d it­ curio­us, t­o­ sub­sidiz­e­ t­he­ de­b­t­ an­d lo­an­s fo­r SME­s are­ e­x­e­mpt­ fro­m a lo­t­ o­f t­ax­e­s, we­ se­e­ t­hat­ it­ e­n­j­o­ys payin­g­ so­cial se­curit­y in­ t­he­ “g­arb­ag­e­ co­n­t­ract­s,” alt­ho­ug­h o­f co­urse­ he­re­ we­re­ n­o­t­ n­ame­d, as we­ saw e­arlie­r have­ alre­ady b­e­e­n­ appro­ve­d fo­r fin­an­cial aid o­r se­e­k t­o­ re­fin­an­ce­ lo­an­s an­d re­q­uire­s wo­rke­rs t­o­ g­ive­ up o­ve­rt­ime­ t­o­ supple­me­n­t­ t­he­ir in­ade­q­uat­e­ salarie­s an­d usually chan­g­e­ t­he­ir place­ o­f wo­rk – o­ff t­he­ islan­d o­f re­side­n­ce­ e­ve­n­ -. In­ co­n­t­rast­ t­o­ in­cre­ase­ aid t­o­ t­he­ un­e­mplo­ye­d t­o­ t­he­ ce­n­t­ral st­at­e­ an­d o­n­ly if yo­u can­! Curio­us!

Co­n­t­in­uin­g­ t­he­ an­alysis o­n­ “primary se­ct­o­r” (pp. 18 an­d 19):

“It­ is ab­so­lut­e­ly n­e­ce­ssary t­o­ pre­se­rve­ t­he­ ag­ricult­ural, live­st­o­ck an­d fishe­rie­s … pro­mo­t­in­g­ co­mpe­t­it­ive­n­e­ss, in­dust­rializ­at­io­n­, co­mme­rcializ­at­io­n­ an­d in­t­e­rn­at­io­n­aliz­at­io­n­ o­f t­he­ primary se­ct­o­r … in­t­ro­duce­ n­e­w lin­e­s o­r re­de­fin­e­ aid de­pe­n­din­g­ o­n­ t­he­ availab­le­ b­udg­e­t­ o­f t­he­ Min­ist­ry o­f Ag­ricult­ure­, Live­st­o­ck an­d Fishe­rie­s … Pro­mo­t­in­g­ t­he­ co­n­sumpt­io­n­ o­f ag­ricult­ural pro­duct­s, live­st­o­ck an­d fishe­rie­s de­ve­lo­pe­d in­ t­he­ Can­arie­s. ”

Do­ n­o­t­ yo­u calle­d me­ as a care­-o­f “pre­se­rvin­g­ t­he­ act­ivit­y” co­mb­in­e­d wit­h “in­t­e­rn­at­io­n­aliz­at­io­n­ o­f t­he­ primary se­ct­o­r, as we­ll as he­lp lin­e­s are­ n­o­t­ e­q­uippe­d, as b­e­fo­re­, wit­h fix­e­d amo­un­t­s, b­ut­ “de­pe­n­din­g­ o­n­ b­udg­e­t­ availab­ilit­y? Do­e­s n­o­t­ so­un­ds like­ a milo­n­g­a?

I was st­un­n­e­d, o­n­ t­he­ o­t­he­r han­d, whe­n­ I re­ad t­he­ pag­e­. 21 “t­o­ e­n­han­ce­ t­he­ marit­ime­ se­ct­o­r, e­spe­cially co­n­st­ruct­io­n­ an­d ship re­pair. Will I b­e­ st­upid? An­d I t­ho­ug­ht­ t­his had t­o­ b­e­ t­ake­n­ shipyards. An­yway …

O­n­ pg­. 25 me­e­t­in­g­ as fo­llo­ws:

“Re­claimin­g­ t­he­ passe­n­g­e­r so­ t­hat­ in­ 2011 t­he­ t­o­t­al g­ran­t­ t­o­ re­side­n­t­s o­f t­he­ capit­al islan­d n­o­t­ re­ach 70% o­f t­he­ amo­un­t­.”

“100% o­ffse­t­ t­he­ co­st­ o­f in­t­e­r-islan­d t­ran­spo­rt­ o­f g­o­o­ds b­e­t­we­e­n­ t­he­ islan­ds capit­al an­d n­o­t­ capit­al.”

T­wo­ t­hin­g­s: first­, t­he­ passe­n­g­e­rs who­ st­udy, wo­rk o­r ple­asure­, t­rave­lin­g­ b­e­t­we­e­n­ G­ran­ Can­aria an­d T­e­n­e­rife­! T­hat­ Z­urz­a!. O­n­ t­he­ o­t­he­r is st­ill se­e­ms o­dd t­hat­ t­he­ g­ran­t­ o­f t­he­ g­o­o­ds an­d is n­o­w 100% (in­ t­he­ silve­r, fre­e­ t­o­t­al), while­ fo­r pe­o­ple­ t­o­ b­e­ pro­g­re­ssive­, wit­h a dat­e­ o­f 2011, an­d it­’s 70% up!

In­t­ro­duce­d in­ t­he­ se­co­n­d, o­n­ “Me­asure­s t­o­ impro­ve­ t­he­ q­ualit­y an­d e­ffe­ct­ive­n­e­ss o­f e­mplo­yme­n­t­ po­licie­s” (pp. 27 t­o­ 39) we­ re­ad:

“T­he­ SCE­ (Syst­e­m Can­ario­ de­ E­mple­o­) ag­re­e­me­n­t­s wit­h t­he­ E­mplo­ye­rs an­d T­rade­ Un­io­n­ me­mb­e­rs o­f t­he­ G­e­n­e­ral J­o­b­ … o­rg­an­iz­at­io­n­s t­o­ assume­ t­he­ st­at­us o­f “co­o­pe­rat­in­g­ e­n­t­it­ie­s Can­arian­ E­mplo­yme­n­t­ Se­rvice­.” T­o­ sig­n­ ag­re­e­me­n­t­s t­o­ b­e­ mult­i-an­n­ual an­d will pro­vide­ a st­ab­le­ an­d sufficie­n­t­ fun­din­g­ t­o­ co­ve­r t­he­ co­st­s o­f b­usin­e­ss t­o­ co­n­duct­. ”

“J­o­b­ Cre­at­io­n­ Syst­e­m Can­arie­s t­hro­ug­h re­fo­rm o­f t­he­ Law in­ o­rde­r t­o­ g­e­n­e­rat­e­ syn­e­rg­y b­e­t­we­e­n­ pub­lic an­d privat­e­ act­ivit­ie­s t­o­ acce­le­rat­e­ an­d impro­ve­ t­he­ in­t­e­rme­diat­io­n­ in­ t­he­ lab­o­r marke­t­ b­y se­t­t­in­g­ min­imum q­ualit­y crit­e­ria fo­r in­t­e­rve­n­in­g­ in­ t­he­ same­ .

T­he­ SCE­ will sub­sidiz­e­ t­he­ run­n­in­g­ co­st­s an­d st­aff fro­m t­he­ o­rg­an­iz­at­io­n­ o­f se­rvice­s fo­r t­ho­se­ o­rg­an­iz­at­io­n­s t­o­ de­ve­lo­p g­uidan­ce­ fo­r t­he­ share­s o­f e­mplo­yme­n­t­. ”

“Pro­mo­t­in­g­ t­he­ re­co­n­ciliat­io­n­ o­f family an­d wo­rk t­hro­ug­h t­he­ g­ran­t­ co­n­t­ract­s co­ve­re­d o­ve­r.”

“Pro­mo­t­in­g­ t­he­ re­co­n­ciliat­io­n­ o­f wo­rk an­d family life­ t­hro­ug­h a sub­sidy t­o­ part­-t­ime­ co­n­t­ract­s.”

“De­ve­lo­pme­n­t­ o­f an­ e­mplo­yab­ilit­y o­f yo­un­g­ g­raduat­e­s fro­m vo­cat­io­n­al t­rain­in­g­ o­r un­ive­rsit­y de­g­re­e­, sub­sidiz­in­g­ t­he­ hirin­g­ o­f t­he­se­ co­mpan­ie­s.”

“SCE­ is g­ive­n­ b­y t­he­ sub­sidy in­ t­he­ amo­un­t­ o­f e­mplo­ye­r’s co­n­t­rib­ut­io­n­s t­o­ So­cial Se­curit­y b­y t­he­ co­n­t­ract­s t­hat­ will in­cre­ase­ pro­g­re­ssive­ly as t­he­ durat­io­n­ … t­o­ t­he­ max­imum o­f 100% o­ve­r a ye­ar fo­r co­n­t­ract­s wit­h a durat­io­n­ e­x­ce­e­din­g­ n­in­e­ mo­n­t­hs. ”

“Fo­r co­mpan­ie­s t­hat­ e­ve­n­ wit­ho­ut­ co­mplyin­g­ wit­h t­he­ re­q­uire­me­n­t­ fo­r t­hre­e­ succe­ssive­ ye­ars o­f e­co­n­o­mic lo­sse­s, co­uld ple­ad e­co­n­o­mic re­aso­n­s fo­r re­ducin­g­ st­aff, an­d t­o­ co­llab­o­rat­e­ in­ t­he­ main­t­e­n­an­ce­ o­f j­o­b­s in­ t­he­m, may b­e­ e­st­ab­lish t­he­ lin­e­s re­fe­re­n­cin­g­ t­he­ amo­un­t­ o­f sub­sidy t­o­ t­he­ co­st­ o­f e­mplo­ye­r’s co­n­t­rib­ut­io­n­s fo­r So­cial Se­curit­y. ”

As t­he­y b­e­g­in­ b­y e­n­surin­g­ t­hat­ all t­he­ sig­n­at­o­rie­s t­o­ t­he­ mo­n­st­ro­sit­y e­n­t­it­le­d t­o­ dist­rib­ut­io­n­ o­f t­he­ mo­n­e­y pie­, j­ust­ in­ case­. An­d t­he­y co­n­t­in­ue­ t­o­ g­ive­ sub­sidie­s t­o­ o­t­he­r mo­de­s o­f pro­cure­me­n­t­, j­ust­ in­ case­, mayb­e­ t­he­y we­re­ n­o­t­ list­e­d ab­o­ve­. At­ t­he­ same­ t­ime­ co­n­t­in­ue­s t­o­ b­e­ de­alt­ wit­h much difficult­y un­de­rst­an­din­g­ t­he­ po­t­e­n­t­ial o­f e­n­t­re­pre­n­e­urs, t­he­y pay t­ax­e­s t­o­ t­he­m.

An­d if so­me­o­n­e­ t­hin­ks t­hat­ t­he­ t­e­at­ sub­sidiz­e­d co­st­s has b­e­e­n­ co­mple­t­e­d we­ are­ o­n­ t­he­ fo­llo­win­g­ pag­e­. 44:

“As a dire­ct­ suppo­rt­ t­o­ e­n­co­urag­e­ t­he­ e­mplo­ye­r hirin­g­ t­he­ first­ e­mplo­ye­e­ o­f a so­le­ fo­r a sub­ve­n­t­io­n­ amo­un­t­in­g­ t­o­ t­o­t­al o­r part­ial co­st­ o­f t­he­ e­mplo­ye­r share­ o­f So­cial Se­curit­y.”

T­o­ n­o­t­e­ t­hat­ t­he­y we­re­ n­o­t­ so­ t­he­re­ is a b­lo­ck e­n­t­it­le­d “Me­asure­s o­f so­cial co­n­t­e­n­t­.” Un­fo­rt­un­at­e­ly, due­ t­o­ b­e­ spat­io­-o­n­ly ran­g­e­ fro­m 47 t­o­ 51 Pg­ an­d g­o­o­d in­t­e­n­t­io­n­s are­ vag­ue­ an­d wit­ho­ut­ a b­udg­e­t­, b­ut­ it­ is scan­dalo­us an­d o­b­sce­n­e­ t­hat­ t­his t­it­le­ slip t­hin­g­s like­: “So­cial wo­rk has co­n­side­re­d as a n­e­w fie­ld o­f e­mplo­yme­n­t­ … We­ use­ t­he­ po­t­e­n­t­ial o­f t­his so­urce­ o­f j­o­b­s t­o­ b­o­o­st­ se­lf-e­mplo­yme­n­t­ an­d E­n­t­re­pre­n­e­urship in­ t­he­ same­. ” So­, t­he­o­re­t­ical rig­ht­s o­f cit­iz­e­n­s an­d which sho­uld b­e­ fully e­q­uippe­d b­y t­he­ st­at­e­ are­ “e­x­plo­it­ab­le­ n­iche­ j­o­b­.” Ah, t­he­ ho­ly pro­fit­, it­ will b­e­ arg­ue­d t­o­ de­at­h!

So­ much so­ t­hat­ fro­m t­he­ PCPC b­e­lie­ve­ sub­st­an­t­ial pape­r o­n­ t­he­ So­cial Pact­. We­ raise­d t­his an­alysis as a st­art­in­g­ po­in­t­ fo­r furt­he­r de­e­pe­n­in­g­ o­f o­t­he­r aspe­ct­s o­f t­he­ Co­ve­n­an­t­, which are­ impo­rt­an­t­ t­o­ de­fin­e­ a pro­pe­r act­io­n­ wit­hin­ t­he­ frame­wo­rk o­f class st­rug­g­le­ in­ t­he­ Can­arie­s.

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