In a meeting under the title “Cádiz: Business opportunities in a new city model”, Ramos presented the strengths of the Free Trade Zone as a driving force for the development of Cádiz.
The delegate stressed that “the moment of truth has arrived” and that the expansion of the tax area in Altadis and Las Aletas must be the core of the economic activity of the Bay
Ramos listed the main challenges to achieve full employment in the province in the next 5-7 years: Legal security, administrative rationalization, taxation and fair salaries, promotion of the business community, training and access to financing
The State delegate in the Free Zone of Cádiz, Jorge Ramos, participated last Thursday morning in the Conference “Cádiz: Business opportunities in a new city model”, organized by the Confederation of Businessmen of Cádiz (CEC) and the Provincial Federation of Groups of Construction Businessmen of Cádiz (FAEC) and which aims to delve into the role, importance and challenges of the business fabric Cadiz in the province for the coming years.
Along with the delegate of the Free Trade Zone, José Luis Blanco, president of the Port Authority of the Bay of Cádiz and Rafael Fernández, director of the company Puerto y Bahía S.L. The opening ceremony of the Day was carried out by the mayor of the city, José María González; the president of the CEC, Javier Sánchez; and Emilio Corbacho, president of FAEC and the CEC Infrastructure Commission. The program was completed with two presentations, one by Víctor Gómez, from the College of Architects of Cádiz, and another by Javier Cabeza de Vaca, dean-president of the College of Economists of Cádiz.
During his speech, Ramos thanked the organizers for carrying out this type of meeting based on the conviction that strengthening the city's business fabric is a determining factor for the economic growth not only of Cádiz, but of the province as a whole.
The delegate of the Free Zone reviewed the ongoing projects of the Cádiz Fiscal Institution in favor of economic growth, highlighting the expansion of the fiscal area with the Altadis lands as a center of attraction for new investments and placing in "the Aletas industrial estate the nerve center of economic and industrial activity in the Bay in the coming years" and where both the Free Zone and the Port of Cádiz have to be present as pieces fundamental to its development.
Ramos stated that “the moment of truth has arrived” and that “although many advances have been made, we must continue forward with proposals and initiatives that allow us to aspire to full technical employment in the province in the next 5-7 years.” Along these lines, the Consortium delegate listed the challenges that must be faced without delay so that the province of Cádiz is placed in the place it deserves: Firstly, he highlighted that the trust and legal security They are fundamental, since the economy is driven by trust and economic activity is projected in the medium and long term and is key to supporting the business fabric, "businessmen are necessary allies", the number of companies in the province must be increased; Likewise, he explained that “we must streamline administrative processes and we must delve into a taxation and fair wages. Taxation has to be the backbone between the profits of employers and the salaries of employees, they are completely compatible.”
Furthermore, Ramos emphasized the financing, “All Administrations must insist on the need for access to credit” and along these lines he also explained that access to Reindus funds should be considered to make them more accessible also to small business owners and he reaffirmed his total conviction that European funds through the ITIs in the next community framework 2014-2020 are a fundamental piece to relaunch investments in the province.
Finally, Ramos cited the training as a fundamental pillar on which job creation must be based, in fact 87.6% of the unemployed in Cadiz have “Secondary” training as their maximum and on the other hand, in parallel, training courses have decreased in Andalusia by 94% from 2011 to 2014. Therefore, the delegate explained that it is very necessary to link university education and vocational training to the economic activities of the province, so that the demand for employment suits the theoretical-practical knowledge of the workers.