Consell del Botànic, deaf ears to veiled attacks that the Minister of Finance threw at him, Maria Jesus Montero. In fact, they didn’t even take the lead, according to Generalitat spokesperson Aitana Mas. All because of the tax war, and most of all, the turning point made this Monday by Valencia Government President Ximo Puig. announces tax reform proposal to the public reduce the tax burden on everyone Income up to 60.000 Euro. The central Executive Committee, which had not announced its own tax cut at the time, increased tensions against the communities that undertook the tax cut, according to Montero. Way of tax deduction while demanding more resources from the government because of the income gap. But that would not happen in the Valencian Community, as Vice President Mas stressed, because that would be inappropriate. And at this point, precisely on this point, he agrees with Minister Montero: The tax burden on middle and low incomes can also be eased, provided that taxes are also levied on those who need to make up the most.
In his weekly appearance Friday after Consell’s plenary meeting in Alicante this week, the Generalitat’s vice president stressed that progressive forces had never favored tax cuts and that is why the Valencian Government is now calling. “balance” in tax proposal will eventually come into effect, and its full extent is currently unknown. In essence, it is the same as what Puig presented in the general policy debate in the Valencian Parliament. Because Compromís and Unides Podem agree on a tax cut for incomes of up to 60,000 euros, but argue that it is necessary to give this package of measures a twist with new taxes on the richest.
Mas recalled that the parliamentary groups of the left approved this Thursday a proposal for a resolution in the autonomous Parliament that goes in the same direction, that is, in one direction. Greater tax pressure “on the rich, great fortunes” to help middle and low income earners “at the expense” of the income they put into the public coffers. In short, Mas highlighted an agreement that “precisely aims not to have these inconsistencies.” Because what is sought is, as he himself stated, the same balance achieved by the reform of the central government. Otherwise, according to a Consell spokesperson, the reform would be “incompatible” because it would mean a reduction in income for a Community that is already underfunded and needs resources to maintain its welfare state. line they defend. For all these reasons, the Valencian Government “doesn’t feel sarcastic” by the Finance Minister’s statements.
The Consell spokesperson said that the Government of which it is a part already “finish” offer in the coming days Tax reform aimed at “helping people who really need it” in the Community of Valencia.