Rajoy raises growth forecast for Spain in 2015 to … – Financial Journal

Rajoy raises growth forecast for Spain in 2015 to … – Financial Journal

EFE

The Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, announced today that the Spanish economy will grow 2.4% in 2015, four tenths more than expected and advanced support measures for permanent recruitment and families.

During his speech at the annual general policy debate, Rajoy defended the management of the economic crisis that has made his government since taking office in December 2011 and our objective was to create three million net jobs to reach 20 million.

This figure would “be protected from the contingencies and continue to grow in prosperity and security.”

President of the Executive said that the great social measure of the legislature was that the government did not ask the rescue with international funds that many claimed him in the first months of his term.

He called this measure “relentless” and said that by not ordering were able to fix red lines that have not been exceeded, concerning social policies.

Among the announced measures to be adopted urgently is to greater opportunities for families to pay their debts and prevent abusive measures on mortgages.

The president also announced a reduced permanent contracts for new tariff, and said the first 500 euros of wages exempt from trading Social Security.

Today’s debate, Rajoy said, is the state of a nation “that has come out of the nightmare, was rescued herself and has regained economic confidence”.

“The most important thing is not that we have begun to emerge from the crisis, and yes, that in this process has not broken the social cohesion, said the president, who, however, admitted that much be done on job creation.

After noting that the worst of the crisis has passed, announced an “ambitious” fiscal reform that will, he said, to boost growth and employment and improve competitiveness.

This general policy debate continued in the afternoon and Wednesday morning with the participation of all groups represented in Parliament and replicas Rajoy.

This time, has the peculiarity that occurs three months of regional and local elections, while legislative expected at the end of the year

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