After the last insular plenary session of the Cabildo de Tenerife, the Sí Podemos Canarias group has incorporated the new councilor María del Cristo González into its ranks, who has taken office to replace former councilor Ruth Acosta. During the act of joining the Institution, Cristo González promised to “put people at the center” of his “decisions and contribute to a more sustainable and natural island.”
In her speech, Minister González thanked “those who have given their support to the Sí Podemos Canarias political group” and stressed that her “dream is to leave a better administration to those who succeed us, to help shape a fairer society and a political system , economic and social that offers more opportunities and guarantees the fulfillment of the basic rights of all citizens”.
During his speech, he defended that his “purpose as a public office is to serve the population by managing activities and interests of a public nature, not to obtain an economic return or patrimonial benefit.” González stressed his commitment to “work to improve, unite to share and offer alternatives to get out of the crisis with a change in the production model and a new map of strategic development sectors for Tenerife”.
Support for Tenerife livestock
Regarding the support of Sí Podemos Canarias for the motion presented by the PSOE to attend to the Tenerife livestock affected by the war, the councilor declared that it was decided to “support this initiative after negotiating with the proponent group, which agreed to incorporate the proposed modification by our group to give priority to the consumption of local production over imports; in addition to demanding that the REA import subsidies be reviewed by the Government of the Canary Islands, something counterproductive for local livestock production.”
Among the points of agreement included in this approval, the suspension of the rates of the Insular Slaughterhouse, both for transport and slaughter; streamline all aid by reducing deadlines and processing emergency procedures; the encouragement and promotion of local consumption under the Carnes de Tenerife brand; o develop a program of innovation and modernization of livestock farms aimed at sustainable and ecological livestock, among other measures.
Cristo González declares that this institutional agreement “involves important support and a respite for the livestock sector of our Island, which in recent years has had to endure the harsh setbacks derived from the crisis generated by the global pandemic, and now has to face a new scenario that continues to leave our farmers in a delicate situation, so that the public administrations must give a response that is up to the circumstances”.