Montero points out "that it does not seem logical" that the Housing Law reappears in the PGE 2023

MADRID, 4 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Minister of Finance and Public Function, María Jesús Montero, explained this Tuesday that "it does not seem logical" that the Housing Law reappear in the General State Budgets (PGE) for 2023 since that initiative was "the final touch of closure" of the 2022 budgets.

"We comply. What was agreed to allow the approval of the budgets in 2022 was registered as is in the Congress of Deputies. A different matter is that the parliamentary groups, in their sphere of autonomy, have presented amendments that have to be discussed within the framework of the parliamentary negotiation, but it cannot form part of new budgets again", said Montero at the press conference after the Council of Ministers on Tuesday.

Like last year, the Housing Law has once again been present in the negotiations between the Government partners to carry out this year's budgets.

"We are talking about very serious issues. Everything has its moment and it already had it in 2022," Montero has settled. In addition, he has referred to this initiative as "a magnificent Housing Law" and trusts that "very soon it will see the light of day".

The housing bill was approved by the Council of Ministers at the beginning of February and was sent urgently to Congress, but its parliamentary processing has not yet taken place.

In housing policy, the head of the Treasury has also announced an increase in the item in the PGE of 5.4%, up to 3,472 million euros.

In addition, it contemplates "very important" measures for young people, such as the consolidation of the youth rental bonus, with 200 million euros, and a new affordable rental plan endowed with 260 million euros.