The Chamber of Industries of Uruguay (CIU) will send to the different presidential candidates an action plan for the industrial development of the country, as it had already advanced to Ambit your president, Fernando Pacheat the beginning of this month.
He CIU Action Plan It consists of 93 proposals that are in turn divided into 6 vectors, those of the competitive, exporting, sustainable, innovative, entrepreneurial and trained industry. From the business chamber they maintain that it contains “concrete proposals for the strengthening of manufacturing companies” and that it is aimed at the presidential candidates of each party.
Pache himself expressed last Wednesday at a press conference that “the CIU has been a powerhouse of public policy proposals” throughout its history and that most of these ideas “were implemented” by previous governments. However, he highlighted the fact that “some challenges still remain, which translates into production cost overruns or in missed opportunities.
The hierarch had explained to Ambit that with this battery of proposals they seek to “inform each one (of the pre-candidates) about what the industrial problems and solutions are” that the CIU sees.
The plan that aims for the sector to gain strength at a competitive level, contemplates issues related to employment, public companies, energy, macroeconomics, regulations, the tax system, among other factors.
“Regulations limit the growth of SMEs”
Likewise, Pache stated that “regulations limit the growth of small and medium-sized companies,” since they do not recognize their sizes and particularities. In that sense, he recalled that the countries with the highest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) are those with more developed industries.
In Uruguaythis sector produces value of about 17,000 million dollars annually, of which 10,000 million are invoiced through exports to the entire world, generating about 266,000 jobs.
“The industry needs Mercosur”
On the other hand, Pache explained that the union seeks to “facilitate international trade” but that this does not imply that Uruguay I should break up with him Mercosur, since it is “needed” by the South American economic bloc. However, the flexibility of negotiation with other countries does arise.
In the last 10 years, approximately 6,000 jobs were lost in the Uruguayan industry, with some 50 former CIU member companies ceasing their activities, mainly in the food, graphics, metallurgical, plastics and textile sectors.
Source: Ambito
