The Mayor of Almuñécar, Juan José Ruiz Joya, said that he is deeply worried about the fate of fruit farmers both because of the drought and now the wind damage.

The high winds over the weekend caused havoc with the crops, already decimated by water restrictions.

The Mayor considers the strong winds and high temperatures as more components of the climate change, the effects of which has caused the loss of avocados, mangoes and custard apples which, he says, are the backbone of our tropical-fruit industry.

For this reason, he will urge the Central Government at the next Plenary Meeting of the Town Council, to take “concrete measures immediately.”

He will recommend, for example, that the net return ratios for the 2023 IRPF (personal tax) for subtropical-fruit farmers on the Costa Tropical be reduced.

Juan José Ruiz Joya concluded by saying that in the coming days there will be a detailed study and evaluation of the damage caused.

(News/Noticias: Almunecar, Costa Tropical, Granada, Andalucia)