The Cabildo de Gran Canaria asks that complement agricultural support headings.

DESDE LA INSTITUCIÓN CONSIDERAN QUE LAS CIFRAS DEL SECTOR NO HAN DEJADO DE CAER EN LOS ÚLTIMOS 30 YEARS.

El Pleno del Cabildo de Gran Canaria acordó por unanimidad instar a los gobiernos canario y estatal a que mantengan su compromiso con el sector agrario insular, complementando el Programa Comunitario de Apoyo a las Producciones Agrarias de Canarias.

La corporación solicita al Gobierno de España que incorpore a los Presupuestos Generales del Estado para 2013 una partida destinada a cubrir el compromiso adquirido para el pago de la ayuda adicional al el Programa de Opciones Específicas por la lejanía e insularidad de Canarias, Posei, 2012.

In addition, la corporación exige al Gobierno de Canarias que adecúe las órdenes de su Consejería de Agricultura a “the reality of the sector at all times” why, sometimes, “some productions need less and others more and that inadequacy, causes loss of funds”, according to the improvement provided by the Popular Group (PP) to the initial text presented by the Canarian Coalition (CC) in the Town Hall.

From 1991, the Community Program to Support Agricultural Productions in the Canary Islands, integrated into the European Posei, It includes practically all of the direct aid received by farmers and ranchers on the islands.

However, The contribution to the regional GDP and the active population of the primary sector have not stopped falling since the mid-eighties of the last century.

For that reason, the Government of the Canary Islands through the state, sent a request to the European Commission to authorize Spain to supplement the community budget with an additional item.

In 2009, the EC authorized state aid (Madrid-Canary Islands) of 46,5 million euros for that year and, later, for 2010 and the following years, indicate from the Institution.