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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