These indemnities also include the compensation of the roads of the Coast - Las Norias since, as Héctor Izquierdo argues, “all the indemnities have to be in tune with that amount because, otherwise, there would be grievances and it would be possible to judicialize the reconstruction, something that is not happening in recent years and is one of our objectives: that the processes are legally fulfilled.”
During the meeting, the ways that exist from the Government of Spain to approve the articles that affect La Palma were studied, agreeing that the Royal Decree-Law would be the most appropriate, since the other measures that have been approved for the island have been adopted through this instrument of the Council of Ministers. In this regard, the Commissioner explains that the Regulatory Impact Analysis Report, necessary to approve this type of directives, is already prepared. The Royal Decree must be ratified in the Congress of Deputies within one month. Specifically, “the 60% deduction for palm trees will be charged retroactively as of January 1, 2025 when we make the statement; and the important thing is that it flows and dynamizes the economy on the island,” explains the Commissioner.
The second article related to aid to agriculture, would be approved soon in the Council of Ministers, would be ratified monthly in Congress and then the transfer is made from the State Treasury to the Government of the Canary Islands, specifically the Presidential Council. From there it is distributed among those affected. The Regional Executive states that they have very advanced this type of dossier, committed around 90 million euros. “Taking into account that the lists of affected owners have to be published, it must be a month in case there is any type of claim and order the payment, in an optimistic but realistic scenario the aid to farmers would be charged in February,” says Izquierdo.