The candidate for the Congress of Deputies for Teruel Existe, Tomás Guitarte, has highlighted the efforts of those who live in towns and sustain the demographic structure of the rural environment, emphasizing the urgency of applying effective policies that make it possible to stop the advance of depopulation.
Guitarte spoke this Saturday at the events held in Barrachina on the occasion of the upcoming commemoration of Rural Pride Day (November 16), accompanied by the candidate for the Senate, Beatriz Martín, and by Antonio Abad, councilor in Calamocha and provincial deputy.
In his speech, he stressed that the residents of these areas need a "positive differential taxation" that encourages the population to remain in the territory and helps to offset shortcomings in services compared to other areas.
The party proposes a 25% reduction in the IRPF quota for all people registered in municipalities or population centers with fewer than 5,000 inhabitants, as well as that residents and owners with low and middle incomes be exempt from paying the IBI if they occupy or rent out their homes, and that the property transfer tax be reduced by 80% in the purchase of housing.
"We need it for a matter of justice, but also because we don't have the same services that exist in other places," he pointed out.
The candidate emphasized that Teruel Existe’s presence in the Congress and the Senate made it possible to place depopulation on the state political agenda, and he reiterated the desirability of reaching a State Pact against depopulation, with guaranteed funding, so that each year, for 30 years, at least 2% of GDP is allocated to correct territorial imbalances.
"Living in a town has to be a right, and not an act of heroism, nor a burden for personal development," the candidate said.
For her part, Beatriz Martín described as "very positive" this Pride Day promoted by the associations of the Comarca del Campo del Jiloca.
"Here --he has related-- we show the positive side of the rural environment; today, for example, the care services in the region are highlighted, or the heritage and traditions, but above all how proud we are to live here, that our towns have life, because rural life has many attractions and benefits that we can enjoy. It is a way of life that we like, and we think we have the right to live here, with all the minimum quality services covered."
Rural Pride in Mining Basins
In parallel, in Martín del Río, in the Cuencas Mineras region, the place where the celebration of Rural Pride originated, the organized activities have included the presence of the candidate for the Senate for Teruel Existe and young farmer and livestock farmer, Raúl Blasco, who has chosen to develop his life project in the rural environment in his town, Muniesa.
Also in attendance were the mayor of Utrillas, Joaquín Moreno, the third candidate for the Congress, the deputy in Cortes Pilar Buj, and the regional councillor and councillor of Martín del Río, María José Alonso, who have wanted to join this new appointment to assert and celebrate rural pride.