Catalunya és la protagonista aquest dijous d'un especial de 'Financial Times'. Amb el titular 'La joia de la corona, però amb defectes', el diari explica els atractius empresarials del país i es fa ressò especialment d'opinions dels qui consideren que el model d'autogovern "crea obstacles burocràtics pels negocis". No obstant, també destaca que Catalunya és el "major contribuent" als ingressos de l'Estat
És la primera vegada que el Financial Times' publica un 'Doing Business in Catalonia', ja que fins ara el rotatiu britànic s'havia concentrat exclusivament en Barcelona. En les quatre pàgines de l'especial, el diari presenta Catalunya com una regió que concentra una 'una xarxa de talents' d'arreu del planeta i que compta amb escoles de negocis "líders al món". Font: AVUI.cat
El reportatge Doing business in Catalonia inclou aquesta presentació del municipi de Sant Cugat, emfatitzant la bona gestió econòmica:
Sant Cugat: Prudent approach to cash flow pays off
In Sant Cugat del Vallès, a dormitory city of 84,000 people in the industrial valleys north-west of central Barcelona, the local government has, in the past seven years, developed a more business-like approach to municipal administration. As part of this, it last year announced a commitment to paying all suppliers within 30 days.
What at first was seen as a media stunt, in keeping with the city’s penchant for self-promotion, is today a fact of life: cost-based budgeting combined with healthy bank credit lines has allowed the government to keep its promise.
Processing and approving invoices is generally done within 15 days; once approved, payment takes another 15. Elsewhere, in many cases, local councils drag out the approvals process to delay payment.
“Like everyone else, we didn’t see the crisis coming, but we knew that there would come a moment when there was no more land in the city for residential development,” he says.
“The income from construction was a variable which we did not use for current expenditure. We used that money to finance investment, not to pay suppliers.
“So when the crisis hit, we were able to pay our suppliers at 30 days.”
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