Díaz reveals his disagreement with the modification of the tax on energy companies, which he calls a "fiscal gift"

He defends that Sumar has been key to maintaining measures in the extension of the anti-crisis decree, such as preserving aid for public transportation

The leader of Sumar and second vice president, Yolanda Díaz, has expressed her disagreement with the modification of the tax on energy companies so that strategic investments can be deducted, which she has called a "reduction" and "fiscal gift" for large companies in the sector.

This has been conveyed through a series of messages on the social network 'X', after the appearance of the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, after the Council of Ministers, where he explained that there will be changes in this tax that is extended, through the Budgets. , so that energy companies can deduct from January 1 strategic investments linked to industrial projects and the decarbonization of the productive system in the country.

"We do not share a tax reduction on the tax of large energy companies, when these companies have much greater profits in Spain than in the rest of Europe and people are having a bad time," said Díaz, who in previous days had demanded that this tax be maintained. as approved at the time.

Also through statements sent to the media, the leader of Sumar has explained that they reject making "tax gifts" to multinationals in the energy sector simply for meeting "the European minimums in terms of investment in a year in which they are having record profits."

What's more, he has insisted that he does not agree with the PSOE that "green and fair taxation is a problem for investment." In this regard, he has once again emphasized that Spain needs a "structural reform" in tax matters that is "fair" and guarantees that "those who earn the most, pay more."

Meanwhile, the deputy of Sumar and leader of Más País, Íñigo Errejón, has confirmed that the minority partner of the coalition maintains a "serious disagreement" with the PSOE, given that when the energy majors are multiplying profits "it is not the time to make them tax gifts".

On the other hand, Díaz has claimed that Sumar has managed to maintain the reduction of public transport in the anti-crisis decree, prohibit layoffs of working people and evictions of the vulnerable, as well as maintain taxes on banks and large fortunes.

And Sánchez has explained the extension of these two tax figures in the extraordinary benefits of both the financial and energy sectors for another year, although in the case of electricity companies he has clarified that there will be the change that Sumar disagrees with.

The second vice president has stressed that Sumar already made it clear that "it was not reasonable" to withdraw social protection measures when "the purchasing power of families has not yet been recovered."

"With this new package of measures we once again defend the purchasing power of households. We continue to contain prices and help families who cannot make ends meet, those who cannot pay and keep their home at an adequate temperature or "they cannot afford further increases in rent or mortgage," he concluded.

Errejón has also expressed satisfaction in Sumar for having managed to "move forward" in the coalition government the continuity of protection initiatives for working families.