The Ministry of Foreign Trade and Tourism (mincetur) announced this Thursday that the bonus that will be delivered to the workers affected by the oil spill that occurred at the La Pampilla Refinery, by Repsol, will be S/ 1,000.
“We are proposing, in coordination with the Ministry of Production (Produce), the Ministry of the Environment (Minam) and the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), extraordinary measures and one of them is the evaluation of a compensatory bonus of S/ 1,000 to sectors and strata directly linked and affected in this situation”, revealed today the head of the sector, Roberto Sánchez, in dialogue with Canal N.
“We are thinking of focusing on these localities, thinking of the most vulnerable strata, for a bonus that will not be universal but will reach the direct socioeconomic strata for the next 3 months as an immediate measure while we see how they react with other actions of promotion and reactivation”, he added.
Regarding the number of beneficiaries, Sánchez assured that an exact figure is not yet available but that it is estimated to reach “at least 100,000 citizens.”
“We are already working on the socioeconomic evaluation in detail with the Ministry of Economy and I am sure that no later than Monday this will be as a report to be submitted to the next session of the Council of Ministers.”, he pointed.
additional measures
The Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism also announced other economic measures in favor of those affected by the oil spill.
“We are proposing the need for a subsidy program for business plans from Ancón, Santa Rosa, Ventanilla, Aucallama, Chancay, Huaral, Huacho. That they can, the organizations of microentrepreneurs, access the loan that we call Turismo Emprende”, he indicated.
Mincetur has also proposed that a strong promotion of marine products be carried out since the fish that is normally consumed “is healthy”. To this end, itinerant fairs are planned in the affected areas.
Likewise, Sánchez indicated that together with the Executive Board of Tourism, the National Chamber of Tourism (Canatur) and the Peruvian Association of Hotels, Restaurants and Related (Now Peru) the implementation of incentives will be considered and will try to resolve “in the next few hours”. taxes to restaurants, within the framework of the elimination of the curfew and the reactivation of businesses that could have been affected by the environmental disaster.
Finally, the head of Mincetur stated that the delivery of bags of groceries and food to the affected workers “in order to alleviate the direct family economy” is also being evaluated.
