LA LÍNEA / GIBRALTAR (Agencies) Salvador Molina, president of ASTECG, the organization that groups together Spanish workers in Gibraltar, has announced that his organization's intention of holding a demonstration to protest against La Línea's intended so-called congestion charge. He added that they were totally against the charge and that "there is concern among business people in Gibraltar." He said, too, that ASTECG will "accompany" a Gibraltarian demonstration on September 23 and is collecting protest signatures "in English and Spanish." Molina said that there as no firm date for his organization's demonstration but>
that it would probably be in "about fifteen days" and it already has the support of several unions.
that it would probably be in "about fifteen days" and it already has the support of several unions.
"A toll would gravely damage not only those who actually work on the Rock, but also the many indirect jobs generated from Gibraltar," said the president of ASTECG, adding that "it would be possible to reach Gibraltar by sea." On a related matter Molina said that he thought Mayor Sánchez "is aspiring to the higher echelons of the PP."
Meanwhile, La Línea Council continues work on installing a €5 toll, for which it has already been announced that daily workers would be exempt.
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