Rajoy defends its management, which has brought to Spain from the crisis

USPA NEWS - The conservative government of Spain has brought light to a country in "a winter scene, cold and bleak" country. So said Tuesday the Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy during the general policy debate that began in the Spanish Parlament.

Mariano Rajoy took stock of his accomplishments as head of government and although admitted that employment remains to be done, he said that "it is improving and covering increasingly rapid steps". This improvement, he said, "can sustain and accelerate" if the course is not twisted, in a clear message to the Spanish in this election year. He recalled that "in last January 74,000 fewer unemployed than in the first month of the legislature" and pointed to an optimistic future once the crisis.

Criticized by the opposition as a president without social sensitivity, Rajoy said that the great social measure of the legislature was that the government did not ask the rescue that many claimed. And he said to Socialist Party that does not need to go to debate "promise and hope" because after three years of economic reforms has "better" such as "the facts and realities have palpable". He insisted that the output of the economic crisis is a reality and has been achieved in just three years. "We have not needed a decade," and stressed that "no other country in difficulty has seen something". Therefore, no wonder we now bring to Spain "as an example" after receiving a country "sunk into ruin".

Catalonia and separatism

He also spoke to the authorities of Catalonia, which seek independence from Spain, and showed his "permanent readiness" to seek "understanding" but always with respect to the unity of Spain and "without violating the Constitution". In international key, referred to the agreement between Greece and the EU, and recalled that one of the principles that govern Europe is solidarity, but also "the responsibility of governments".

In economic news said the government raises growth forecast for this year to 2.4% and took a package of support for the middle classes, which are those that have withstood the crisis. "It's time to return the effort made," Rajoy said. He announced that this year more than 500,000 jobs will be created -"we can, of course we can", he said- and measures for the promotion of permanent contracts. In addition, the Government will expand the direct aid to parent families with dependent children and other projects designed to promote reconciliation of the self-employed.

He also announced a reform to enable the restructuring of debts through court settlements. "This procedure will be particularly easy for individuals, so they can remove or deferrals agree debts", he said, in what is an introduction dation in payment of debts. And about new populist parties appeared in Spain, warned that "I could also say that the minimum wage is doubled, that every newborn will have a check for 1,000 euros ... until I get tired. But if I fulfill my word , it would take six months to return to ruin". The Spaniards, he said, "they have to tell the truth. You can not with demagoguery demagoguery because the welfare state is destroyed, which is inseparable from the country's economy".