The independent estimate that 2008 will end with 80,000 businesses closed.

The president of the National Federation of Independent Workers Association-ATA, Lorenzo Amor, warned yesterday that if in 2008 the sector most affected by the crisis was construction

The president of the National Federation of Independent Workers Association-ATA, Lorenzo Amor, warned yesterday that if in 2008 the sector most affected by the crisis was construction, the data suggest that 2009 could be the year of trade. Estimates of the Federation so far this year have closed more than 25,000 establishments, but Love said that this figure could exceed 80,000 stores after the Christmas campaign.

 

For that reason, ATA submitted a package of measures to remedy the situation "suffocating living micro-enterprises and self-employed. The implementation of this proposal would create over 500,000 jobs with an initial investment of 20,500 million for the state coffers.

 

ABC 22/12/2008