Self-employed commercial intermediaries, if they become permanent, should implement measures to maintain order, provide security and regulate sellers. (OR)

Christmas corridors that operate in four streets of Guayaquil generate $55,000 a day

José E. Ortoneda Sánchez

Christmas aisles of independent merchants in Guayaquil should be permanent, of course without saying “Christmas”; Because if they leave high economic income to the city, they must be considered as an important contribution in dealing with the delay in paying the allocations that the governments in power have with the Buenos Aires council. (OR)

Rafaella Dueñas

I think they should be temporary. I think during the Christmas season informal traders can make more income than during the rest of the year. If they were permanent during non-holidays, these zones would create more clutter on the streets, and merchants might not be able to justify the costs with the small profits. (OR)

Amelia Armijos Rodríguez

I have a divided opinion. If they are temporary, the families of those traders will not have secure jobs in 2024, but if they are permanent, while it is good for the economy of those families, it could also generate disorder in Guayaquil.

I would say that they should be permanent, but for the project to be successful, order must be maintained; an order that is safe for both the merchant and the customer. (OR)

Yleen Morán Andrade

I think the commercial corridors are a good suggestion, especially at Christmas time, and could be good at the beginning of school, when there are also big sales. However, if these brokers become permanent, traders would have to be regulated.

Personally, I think that these corridors should only be temporary during such dates and mostly due to traffic in the city.

The mayor’s previous proposal to make certain streets pedestrianized on certain days so that these informal vendors or entrepreneurs could sell their products and services could also be taken into account. (OR)

Gaston Calderón Cueva

I think that when the annual holidays are over, independent traders should be moved to markets and related areas. It is time for the GAD to register an important sector, apply the payment of current rates, and therefore taxation has no privilege because the principle of equality before the law applies. (OR)