The Government injects 12.4 million into the Ader to unclog files and the new R&D&i plan

The Government of La Rioja, in its weekly meeting this morning, has agreed to inject 12.4 million into the Economic Development Agency of La Rioja (Ader), of which 6.9 will be allocated to the so-called shock plan, whose objective is to unclog 1,418 files from previous calls that were awaiting resolution, in some cases for four years.

This was confirmed yesterday by the Minister of the Treasury and spokesman for the Capellán Executive, Alfonso Domínguez, who recalled that the shock plan was approved on September 4 to expedite the processing of 1,418 aid files pending processing, of which 583 They belonged to the period 2019-2022. The majority was framed in the research and development sector, in large investments and in other actions in the field of energy and the environment. As of March 31, more than 1,100 files had been resolved and currently only 138 are pending processing, which is expected to be resolved by June 30.

Likewise, the injection of funds includes another 5.5 million for the fourth call for aid launched by Ader this year and which, in this case, will be used to co-finance R&D&I business projects: «The call will include 1, 3 million for this year, the same for 2025 and 2.75 million more for 2026, Domínguez advanced.

The counselor recalled that the “refoundation of Ader was one of the objectives of the PP and Gonzalo Capellán’s program” and assured that “we are already having results in industrial policy, such as the new investment announced these days in Alfaro, and in unclogging those pending aid, some even from before the pandemic.

Rural roads

Domínguez also explained that the Government Council approved to authorize the Ministry of Agriculture an item of 1.5 million that will be used for the construction and repair of rural roads, as well as other agricultural infrastructure that was damaged by the rains and storms of the past. anus. Among them, those caused by a DANA at the end of August and the end of September, whose town councils could not benefit from last year’s aid because the call had already been published: «In these cases [que afectan a municipios como Alcandre, Ocón, Tudelilla y otros de la zona] The aid will be up to 100% of the investment,” the counselor advanced.

Of the 1.5 million planned, 80% will be allocated a priori to investment in improvements and new roads and 20% to other agricultural infrastructure, although, as Domínguez explained, the items may move from one program to another depending on Of demand.