FEDEX and ACETO ADVANCED A REPORT TO THE COMMISSIONER'S CABINET TO ADDRESS AT THE MEETING.

The president of the Federation of Horticultural Exporters of Las Palmas, Jose Juan Bonny, has stated that the future of the Canary Islands tomato export sector depends on the agreements that can be reached in the meeting they will hold with the Agriculture Commissioner..

Bonny reported that, last week, FEDEX and ACETO sent a report on the situation of the sector to the Commissioner's office, as well as a meeting request to address possible solutions, in the line that exposes Dacian Ciolos.

From the Canary Islands employers insist on the favorable statement of the Commission with the requests raised by the sector, in line with a better distribution of POSEI funds, among which employability appears as a determining factor.

José Juan Bonny declared that the key to the solution for the viability and continuity of this sector, is not exclusive to the Commissioner's decision. The governments of the Canary Islands and Spain have a lot of responsibility and many agreements to comply with.

In this sense, Bonny has referred to the repeated failure to pay the approved aid, which has meant that some companies have not been able to resist and are in bankruptcy with the consequent destruction of employment..

The president alluded to the problem of returning the Transportation Subsidy to the Treasury, of the year 2002, unfairly requested and that we are returning only the companies that remain alive, since many closed after that year, Bonny explained..

In addition, This unfortunate situation was aggravated by the reduction suffered in the financial allocation for transportation compensation., that for the year 2011 (published in the BOE no. 72 of 25 March of 2011), must have reached a 65% of transportation costs.

However, It finally turned out that the amount paid was only 27%. The one referred to 2012 that had to be from 70%, will barely reach 26%. Thus it is impossible to compete on equal terms while breaking commitments right in the middle of the game., abandoning us to our fate, Bonny concluded..