Calviño points to full effective employment as the great objective of the legislature

The first vice president and minister of Economy, Consumption and Business, Nadia Calviño, said this Saturday that “one of the main objectives of this legislature that is now beginning is precisely to achieve full effective employment” with the investments and reforms that the Government is implementing. on going. Calviño has claimed the “extraordinary dynamism” of the labor market, with a historical record in membership and which has reached 24 million active people.

Some improvements that are also “qualitative”, since temporary employment has dropped “drastically”, salaries have grown and so have employment in high productivity sectors such as information and communication technologies (ICT), research and development of science.

In a telematic speech to close the XXVIII Economics Meeting in S’Agaró (Girona), he said that the Spanish economy “is demonstrating great strength”, as the country that is growing the most and one of those that has the least inflation among the large European economy.

He attributes this strength to the Next Generation funds and the Spanish economic policy agenda, which he has summarized in three principles: fiscal responsibility (“which gives peace of mind to the markets”), social justice and structural reforms to modernize the economy.

But it has confirmed a “high uncertainty” in the geopolitical context and a slowdown in the European economy due to the rise in interest rates, and in the midst of technological change.

“Find common ground”

For this reason, he sees it as “more important than ever to find common ground” to ensure political and financial stability, sustainable growth, and social cohesion and peace.

He sees it necessary for political and business leaders to transmit confidence to people, companies and investors, which implies five qualities: dialogue, flexibility to adapt, attracting talent, ambition and vision, and social responsibility.

Calviño has assured that his government has been committed to these values ​​from the beginning and will continue to do so, and has asked that Spain feel proud of itself, without falling into complacency.