Canary Islands and the State closed an agreement to finance details Posei.

The Canary Islands government has signed an agreement with the state to co-finance the additional tab of Posei from this year which will pay the first batch of three million corresponding to 2016.

The Minister of agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and waters of the Canary Islands, Narvay Quintero, It has reached an agreement with the Ministry of Agriculture today, Fishing, Food and Environment to co-finance the additional tab of POSEI from this year.

Thus, and according to the reached at the Extraordinary Sectoral Conference on Agriculture and Rural Development agreement, the State shall pay the first batch of three million euros for 2016, money that will cover the outstanding amounts payable relating to 2014.

As explained Quintero, The agreement reached at the conference sector is of paramount importance to producers of the Canary Islands. “This is great news, especially for those who depend on their aid mainly additional tab, because with these three million added to the four already summoned, We can deal with outstanding aid”, He remarked the Minister, who appreciated the willingness of the Ministry and its holder, Isabel García Tejerina, when working for that money reached the producers of the islands despite the budgetary closure.

Quintero added that Narvay, In addition, the minister has already shown its willingness to consolidate further details POSEI, so that it is guaranteed year to year in every budget, “something that seems essential if we want to have a stable framework of support for our producers”.

“Ensuring have provided additional tab is a way to give security to our producers, that way, they know they will receive a compensation they need to compete on equal terms”, Quintero said, who explained that the nine million this year has allocated the Canary Islands Government to that item has been made to pay the arrears of 2013 and part of those of 2014, now they can complete with the money contributed by the State.

Quintero recalled that the additional tab of POSEI is an amount authorized by the EU as a complement to this program and has com objective alleviate the difficulties encountered by farmers and ranchers canaries when competing with mainland.

The payment of the additional tab of POSEI is a commitment that the State Government had acquired with the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fishing and water. “Today we have taken a step further with the commitment to make this co-financing and provide in future budgets this game something, by the conversations we have already held, will be performed”, Quintero said Narvay.

The Canary Islands government already has in their budgets for 2017 with a budget for this additional tab that has increased compared to the previous year contained a clear commitment to farmers and ranchers Islands. In particular, accounts that are now debated in the archipelago have 3.400.000 EUR, 400.000 plus, for this type of aid. “If the State Cosigna the same amount in the accounts for next year, next year we might call the corresponding aid to the additional tab 2015”, he added.

Last week the aids were summoned to the additional tab 2014, an expandable call if more funds are getting to cover.