The tax reform, backed by Generalitat chief Ximo Puig, has created unease among leading PSOE officials. The Consell president’s determination to lower the personal income tax on all incomes below 60,000 euros in the Community began to unleash a torrent of criticism towards the person considered the most influential socialist. The baron is the person who rules the most populated area. If it was government spokesperson Isabel Rodriguez and socialist spokesperson Patxi López in Congress who showed their reluctance this Tuesday, it was Nadia Calviño, the first vice president of the central executive, this Wednesday, or one considered one of Puig’s leaders. Major allies of the autonomies in Spain, the leader of the PSC, Salvador Illa. The fact that the Valencia leader started war on tax cuts PP’s promotion disturbed his party. And it is precisely those of Alberto Núñez Feijóo who are faced with an open void, taking advantage of the opportunity to intensify the noise and impose their stories. Now, even from the Congress of Deputies.
Nadia Calviño, First Vice-President of the Government and Minister of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, He lamented “downward competition” in financial matters this Wednesday carried out by some autonomous communities, especially those administered by the PP. When asked about Puig’s announcement, the first vice president compared the central government’s “responsible” fiscal policy to that carried out by other autonomies.
Nadia Calviño rejected the PP’s “disruptive” and “irresponsible” financial proposal, considering it her only goal to “cut the welfare state”. This was expressed in response to a question from popular MP Carlos Rojas at the government control session. “Failure” to run a government that “destroys the country” and lamented the policy of “inflating taxes more and inventing others”.
Calviño insisted that the Spanish economy continued to grow “strongly” despite the moment of uncertainty in the international arena, emphasizing that the Government’s economic policy was “the right thing” for the country to continue to grow strongly now and in the future. the future. Regarding the PP’s proposals, the minister made it clear that they propose “an irresponsible and destructive fiscal policy that eliminates the welfare state” and that he “would not find us” in that policy.
He also stressed that these are the same recipes launched by the UK Government and that “we see the results this week” leading the country to “catastrophic” and even the International Monetary Fund has requested. a change in economic policy “similar to that of the PP”.
Rojas, on the other hand, evaluated that no government had “created such a negative environment for investment and in an ironic tone upon the suggestions of the popular people it proposes”:Ask Mr Ximo Puig“, exactly one day after announcing a tax reform that will benefit everyone earning less than 60,000 euros. In fact, on the same day that the tax reform was announced, voices have already emerged in the PP asking the head of the Government. , Pedro Sánchez, Feijóo too, to take the example of Ximo Puig made Isabel Diaz Ayuso and Cuca Gamarra, among other notable names.
Recalling that he has always struggled against tax havens in the international arena, Calviño pointed out that the only thing that regional tax competition does is tax havens. weakening public services, at a time when you have to “paddle in the same direction”. Calviño assured that the central government was considering and implementing selective tax cuts, but rejected the PP’s proposal to place VAT on food at a super-reduced rate, because most were already taxed that way. For the first vice-president, the PP’s proposal is “a smokescreen”, so that popularly-run districts lower taxes on large fortunes. We will continue to reduce taxes that reach all citizens (…) This is our approach, so as not to weaken the Welfare State.”
Also, the Minister of Finance, Maria Jesus Monterorejected the “spiral” of tax cuts entered by the autonomous communities and demanded “consistency” because it was the same with those who were demanding more resources from the Government, so he advocated “maintaining a calm discussion” about this issue. Montero warned of the negative effects of this race and made it clear that the Government’s stance was against “big tax cuts”.
“You can’t get into a spiral of financial decline by autonomous communities,” he said in the corridors of Congress on Wednesday, warning that this is “not good” and is doing more harm with some taxes than others.
Thus, he reminded that the wealth tax pressed in Madrid and Andalusia, both ruled by the popular, is paid by only 0.2 percent of the population. At the same time, Montero attacked any “massive” tax cut, citing as an example of the negative effects of what happened in England, with the pound slumped after the new British Prime Minister’s announced tax cuts. , Liz Truss. He also noted that both the European Central Bank, the OECD, the IMF, European commissioners and “all international organizations” advise against large tax cuts, suggesting “surgical” and “selective” reductions. These are reforms aimed at protecting the most vulnerable population and “those who have the most contribute the most”. to be directed.
calm discussion
As for the stance of the autonomous communities where he demands a “calm” discussion, he asked them for “consistency” in their proposals because the “great majority” are demanding more resources from the Government, funds are exactly “same bag of citizen taxes”.
Spain has urged them to be consistent with Europe as it receives 140,000 million European funds paid for by European citizens, and so, in his view, it is “inconsistent” to receive press headlines about tax breaks from Spain.
Reminding that “the welfare of citizens is at stake”, the head of the Treasury said, “You have to be very meticulous, very careful and very consistent.”
By the way, leader of the Socialist Party of Catalonia He recalled that the party is characterized by “saying that there must be sufficient public resources to finance public policies”.
“I don’t think we need to engage in a regional war to see who sinks more,” he said in an interview with Ser chain a day after Puig enthusiastically presented tax reform during the general policy debate in the US. Valencian Parliament.