For the fifth time you have visited today Pedro Sanchez the island of The Palm after the eruption of Cumbre Vieja volcano. The President of the Government of Spain has taken the opportunity to announce that the Minister council will pass next week measures to cover the self-employed of the island and expedite the aid distribution emergency for those affected by the volcanic eruption.
The chief executive has indicated that the Council of Ministers plans to authorize a budget modification of the contingency fund to speed up the distribution of the resources contemplated in the specific employment plan for La Palma. This is endowed with € 63 million, and aid for the agricultural and fisheries sectors, for 6.8 million.
Sánchez today announced measures for self-employed workers and expedite the distribution of aid
At the same time, in response to the claims of the autonomous of the island, the Government will approve next Tuesday an additional provision to attend to its proposals.
After participating in the meeting of the steering committee of the Canary Islands Special Volcanic Risk Protection Plan (Pevolca), Sánchez has stressed that all administrations are aware of the anguish the evacuees and those who have lost their homes are going through.
Commitment to La Palma
“I ask you not to fall into despair”, said the president, promising that his government will be working on La Palma in “side by side” with the other administrations. He is going to do it “each and every day that this eruption lasts and also after“, as promised.
Sánchez has promised that the Government will be working on La Palma “side by side” with the rest of the administrations
And not only this. He has reiterated his word that, as far as the Government of Spain is concerned, the emergency of La Palma the day the volcano is extinguished will not end. This will happen when the island returns to normal and the reconstruction of everything destroyed.