Italy shows us the way
Article published by José Alberto León Alonso in Diario de Avisos, on 04/06/14. Finally, Italy eliminates the provinces, a reform that has been invoked in the republic for years. The Italian Senate has approved the abolition of the 73 provinces, which will mean saving 3,000 public positions that —according to the head of Government Matteo […]
10 PREDICTIONS FOR 2014
Article written by José Alberto León Alonso, and published in the BINTER magazine in January 2014. With a drop in GDP of around 1.3%, a destruction of around 200,000 jobs during the year and 5.9 million unemployed, 2013 will be remembered as the year we came out of the recession […]
10 predictions for 2014
10 PREDICTIONS FOR 2014. Article written by José Alberto León Alonso and published in the BINTER magazine in January 2014. With a drop in GDP of around 1.3%, a destruction of around 200,000 jobs during the year and 5.9 million unemployed, 2013 will be remembered as the year of […]
FAIRY TALES
Article published by José Alberto León Alonso in Diario de Avisos on 12/22/13. I admit that I am fed up with the Catalan independence debate, but my annoyance is even greater when I read or hear obviously biased and false statements, especially with regard to the economic consequences of secession.
HALF REFORM OF EDUCATION
Article by José Alberto León Alonso, published on 8/12/13 in Diario de Avisos. The Lisbon Strategy indicates that human capital is a productive resource that not only contributes to economic growth, but is also one of the basic pillars for achieving equal opportunities in our society. Hence the importance of […]
DON'T PICK!
Article published by José Alberto León Alonso on 12/01/13 in Diario de Avisos. When the end of each year approaches, financial institutions usually dedicate their efforts to attracting investments for their pension plans, shouting that “this way you will pay less taxes.” Their tax advantages are usually accompanied by gifts: televisions, cash bonuses, […]
WILL THEY DARE TO MEET THE WIDOWS?
Article by José Alberto León Alonso published on 11/24/13 in Diario de Avisos. One of the reforms that is never talked about but that seems increasingly necessary is that of widow's pensions. The reform of widowhood is an old aspiration of Social Security technicians, agents […]
HOW TO REDUCE INEQUALITY?
Article published by José Alberto León Alonso on 11/17/13 in Diario de Avisos. Almost a decade after Zapatero proclaimed that lowering taxes was left-wing, the PSOE once again proposes a new tax reduction in the Income Tax (IRPF). Apparently, the change is most progressive, with […]
GOOD MONTH FOR EMPLOYMENT
Article published on 11/10/13 in Diario de Avisos by José Alberto León Alonso. The unemployed registered with the INEM in the month of October amounted to 284,309 people in the Canary Islands, with an increase of 237 unemployed compared to the previous month and a reduction of 3,511 people compared to October 2012. Why is it […]
Business Angels.
Article published on 11/3/13 in Diario de Notices by Cristo M. Borges Amador. Frederick Terman, an engineering professor at Stanford University (California) in the 1930s, is recognized as one of the fathers of Silicon Valley. In addition to being a teacher, he encouraged his students to become entrepreneurs, founding their own companies, in the […]
