This Thursday, the New Ramada market unions They mobilized until Municipal Quinta To demand the mayor of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Johnny Fernández, the Cancellation of the new regulation that forces merchants to pay for their own basic services. They denounce that this measure makes them pay “twice” for the same, since the Unique union payment It is already intended to cover these costs.
In response, the authorities attended their demands and They reached a consensus on several pointsamong these: Check the Municipal Market Regulations and rEcuperation of public spaces.
“We have reached a good consensus, the important thing is that the mayor already knows all the agreements we have signed: first, the issue of the Review of the Municipal Markets Regulation. Second, that there is a political decision of the municipal government to give in Concession existing markets. And the third point, the review of the Market Administration Regulations. And, the other point, is the issue of complying with the law of recovery of public spaces“A union said.
What did the sector ask?
“He Unique union payment has only one function: the Payment of basic services. We want the municipality to pay the basic services. Now, if we want us to pay, we will do it, but we are not going to make that unique union payment. We are going to pay our light and our water, but no longer the unique guild payment. We can’t pay twice For the same service, “said the union Sergio Galarza, who was mobilized.
The union indicated before the breach of the law, A one began judgment against Jhonny Fernández and that was won by the unions. In the absence of responses, the unions returned to make another judgment, but the answer was a New regulation that harmed them as a sector.
“We have seen ourselves in the need to be able to make another trial so that the mayor can comply with. In response to this legal measure, the mayor makes a new regulation so that the merchants pay twice: Not just the Unique union paymentbut also demand that we pay Basic services And a lot of things that have not agreed with us, “Galarza denounced.
Besides, He accused Fernández of concentrating this New regulation with street vendors And not with merchants that do belong and pay in the new ramada market. In addition, he indicated that these street vendors are affiliated with UCS, the mayor’s party.
“We have been transferred with Law 136, where he says that the merchant will pay Bs 365 to 2,500, According to the item, and the municipality was receiving the Payment of merchants. Now he says no, “said the union. In addition, he added that the municipality supports that This new regulation is because the “municipality has no resources.”
Galarza regretted that The money paid by merchants has been used for another purpose: “The money that merchants have canceled is for basic services, it is not for other purposes. Now, if the municipality has designated the money of the money of the basic services for other purposes, It is the problem of the municipality, not from Guild merchant“He added.
Public places are commercial settlement areas
Galarza also criticized whatE While the transferred markets comply with their obligations, the municipality allows the settlement of informal merchants In the fairs, streets, courts, coliseums and other public places. While, the unions that do pay to the municipality are “run over.”
“The streets are converted into Persian marketsthat’s why we are here, because we have opted for development. Seven years that we are going to a Mercado transferred. We are here to demand the mayor not only to comply with the law, but Stop being abusive For a regulation that runs over those who legally we are working in the markets transferred. ”He said.
“You take a taxi and pay your career. Do not pay when you enter and pay when you leave, pay only. Basic services with the Unique union payment“The union spokesman concluded.
