The Popular Parliamentary Group has presented a non-law proposal, for debate in the Plenary of Congress, for the implementation of an urgent plan to support the hotel industry, with 14 measures Priorities, among which are the reduction of VAT applied to the hotel sector, catering and other companies that provide tourist services to at least 4% during the year 2021 or the extension of the Temporary Employment Regulation Files ( ERTE) until next May 31.
In addition, in the proposed plan the PP includes a Scrappage scheme for the changes to adapt to the pandemic and direct rent aids to the self-employed and SMEs.
In the statement of reasons for the initiative, signed by the Group spokesperson, Cuca Gamarra, the assistant general secretary, Isabel Borrego, and the Tourism spokesperson, AgustÃn Almodóbar, it is warned that if the Government does not implement the proposed measures “more than a million jobs are put in danger.”
The measures also include the establishment of compensation mechanisms in the form of additional financing to the autonomous communities by the State as a result of measures aimed at the sector in order to combat the public health crisis.
In addition, it is proposed to extend the repayment term to eight years and extend the grace period for loans from the ICO Covid-19 liquidity line by SMEs and the self-employed and the exemption of the obligation to contribute to those self-employed workers who are forced to suspend all their activities as a result of resolutions issued to contain the spread and spread of the virus during the term of the same.
It is also urged to take the pertinent measures to ensure that taxpayers belonging to the collective of workers autonomous forced to cease their activity during the validity of the state of alarm, have no obligation to pay taxes during that same period affected
The PP advocates promoting the creation, organization and execution of a program dedicated to encouraging direct consumption of products, services and tourist experiences throughout the Spanish geography, particularly during low season periods, contributing to seasonally adjust destinations and with the collaboration of the Autonomous Communities, Provincial Councils, Councils and Town Councils.
In this sense, the party led by Pablo Casado proposes the implementation of a Strategic Plan for the Gastronomy of Spain and the promotion of a package of reductions, exemptions and discounts of significant taxes and fees -IBI, IAE, garbage collection fees, terrace fees, Taxes on mechanical traction vehicles, rates that charge overnight stays ..- -.
Among the measures, PP also proposes the maintenance and expansion of measures regarding the deferral of tax and Social Security debts, financial support for the creation and development of specific programs for the implementation of digital systems, and a decisive and urgent commitment to improve and reinforce the technical qualifications and the ability to add value of industry professionals.

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