The incoming municipal government has been tasked by the established sector to take action to free the streets from unfair competition, urged merchants in Puebla’s Historic Center.
Merchants in Puebla’s Historic Center called on the incoming municipal government to implement an operation to protect the streets from the presence of street vendors without blocking vehicle access.
José Juan Ayala Vázquez, council president, dismissed the figure of 350 informal vendors in the area reported by the Puebla city council.
“The presence of informal commerce concerns us at the start of each municipal term, and we always hope they will be removed and sent to other areas,” he commented.
According to outgoing city council figures, they began with 1,500 informal vendors, which they claimed to have significantly reduced.
Freeing Streets
Ayala Vázquez commented that the incoming municipal government has been tasked by the established sector to take action to free the streets from this unfair competition.
He indicated that the 10,000 businesses in the downtown area are concerned that the problem will grow again, despite previous calls from business owners to the past city council not to tolerate the installation of street stalls.
He trusted that Mayor José Chedraui Budib would heed the request made to him during his campaign, as having informal vendors outside the shops is not positive.
He indicated that business owners lose 30% of their sales due to the installation of street stalls, even occupying parking spaces from the parking meter program, without any sanctions from the previous administration.
He commented that the municipal government, which began on October 15, has offered dialogue with the shopkeepers to find a solution to the invasion of the area, which has been growing for at least three administrations.
Source: El Economista
