Senior representatives from PSPV and PP revisited the ongoing dispute over financial policy in Valencia yesterday, framing the issue as a matter of fiscal progress for the region. Carlos Mazón, leader of the Valencian Community branch of the PP, criticized the administration, stating that Puig and the Valencian socialists have stopped advancing financially, which Mazón described as bad news for residents who need better economic support. At the Cortes, PSPV-PSOE Treasury spokesperson José Muñoz urged popular leaders to abandon financial demagogy and focus on real reforms.
Mazón argued that the Popular Party supports a complete abolition of the inheritance tax, calling the current policy unfair and immoral because it targets families and individuals rather than corporations. He stressed that eliminating the tax solely for businesses would be unjust, and challenged Puig to apply the same standard across all taxpayers.
Muñoz responded by highlighting the progress attributed to the administration led by Ximo Puig. He pointed to two fiscal reforms that reduced taxes for the middle and working classes in the Valencian Community. Muñoz reminded listeners that a large majority of Valencia taxpayers are not subject to inheritance tax, underscoring the selective nature of the tax debate and the administration’s focus on broader tax relief.
Muñoz also characterized the PP’s inheritance tax proposal as misrepresentative, asserting that the plan would primarily benefit only a small segment of the population and that the proposed framework favors significant fortunes. He described the right-wing proposal as skewed toward a limited elite, arguing that about 1.6 percent of Valencians would see a direct benefit from such a measure, while the greater majority would not see comparable relief. The dialogue reflects a broader policy clash: calls for radical tax changes versus a strategy of incremental fiscal reform that prioritizes middle- and working-class households. [Attribution: Cortes records]