Deputy PM for economic affairs, proposes dialogue reduction of working time to combat unemployment

With regard to unemployment, Salgado expected the November 2009 figures to be "less bad" than 12 months ago, within a context that unemployment is slowing

Deputy Prime Minister for economic affairs, proposes dialogue on reduction of working time to combat unemployment.

It also found that the Law of Sustainable Economy, which will be presented at the conference on Wednesday, will assist in the creation of stable employment.

The head of the government's economic policy said in an interview with radio station Cadena Ser that the law will "create jobs." Regarding the number the new jobs the changes would create, Salgado would not give a figure, but she said that a figure will be quantified in the coming months, but reiterated her belief that the reform "will contribute to the growth of GDP and employment.

With regard to unemployment, Salgado expected the November 2009 figures to be "less bad" than 12 months ago, within a context that unemployment is slowing. Therefore, the vice president, defined as "realistic" and not optimistic "that Spain can create new jobs in the last months of 2010. "This is what is happening in all European countries" she added. Countries with positive growth rates continue to stop bad data".

Salgado also opted to change the road tax to differentiate between more or less polluting vehicles, as happens with the car tax.

Regarding the perspective of the end of the crisis, Salgado said that Spain has "potential" to "begin to have positive growth in early 2010. It is our best estimate," she said.



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