Mayor Galán announced plan of up to $ 10 million to support 1,200 businesses affected by Metro works and 68 Avenue in Bogotá.
The mayor of Bogotá, Carlos Fernando Galán, He confirmed that next week a program will be launched to support merchants who have seen their businesses affected by Metro works and other buildings of great impact in the city.
“Financial support that can reach 10 million pesosdepending on the affectation of the area, the type of trade and its size. With this we seek to arrive, in the first stage, about 1,000 or 1,200 businesses that have been impacted by Metro’s work and also by others, such as 68, ”said Galán.
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The president explained that this plan It will have an initial budget close to 6 billion pesos. “We are calculating that first stage with those resources, but we will continue working to expand the figure. It is a program that perhaps is not precedents, because with resources from the city we seek to financially support those who have been affected by the works.”
Galán acknowledged that, although progress has been made in the streamlining of projects such as 68th Avenue –which received with 44 % execution and already reaches 70 %-, The constructions have had an impact on the quality of life of the Bogota and on the stability of the business.
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“We know that works affect the quality of life and we have put ourselves the task of solving, to put these works in order and speed them up. But in the meantime we design a plan to support merchants, ”he said.
The program will include an online registration process. “This next week we will formally present this program. We are going to open the link, the link and the page where merchants can register and review the option to receive support, ”explained the mayor.
In addition, he recalled that the Administration has already had accompaniment experiences to those affected through initiatives such as productive hearts and trade fairs, although he stressed that this new scheme implies direct economic transfers.
Source: Integrated information system
