This tax increases the difficulties of companies salmantinas, starting to see serious danger continuity. “They do not realize that we are the most effective way and we are at a distinct disadvantage with others such as rail”, says the president of the salmantinos entrepreneurs.
The transportation sector crisis seems endless. The problems that comes through the union in recent years now are joined by the imposition of tolls on Portuguese roads from next 8 from December. This decree law established in the neighboring country directly affects the transport companies salmantinas, whose main market is The Canadians.
"We are suffering a tremendous crisis, with many problems and there are few more tolls worst we can compete with carriers Portuguese. We already have enough taxes as diesel like to add another. In Salamanca we are at a disadvantage with Portugal because they have a transportation tax 20%, against him 35% we have here ", Juan Luis Feltrero said indignantly, President of the association of carriers salmantinos.
En la actualidad, salmantino transport sector is suffering a lot, as evidenced by the large number of trucks parked every day in different companies. So much so that many have a number of workers the 50% vehicle less than "because there is no work for so many people".
These increases in business spending may lead to the closure of some or dismissal of one of its workers, so predicted Juan Luis Feltrero told this newspaper.
Also, He was very critical of the idea of establishing in Spain known as 'Eurovignette', which would mean even more spending for road transport of various products. "We are totally against, but we are consisting stop them, from Spain are set in other countries such as Switzerland or Germany. They do not realize that we are the most effective way and we are at a distinct disadvantage with others such as rail ", he pointed.
