Podemos demands to react to the "insults" of the bank to the new tax and asks for more tax burden on large companies

Warns the PSOE not to treat military spending as an "exchange of trading cards" to introduce other improvements in public accounts

MADRID, 7 Ago. (EUROPA PRESS) -

Podemos has affirmed that the "insults" and the "selfish" position of banks and electricity companies in the face of the new extraordinary tax on their profits should encourage the Government to undertake a complete fiscal reform, within the framework of the negotiation of the General Budgets of the State (PGE) for 2023, where it also bets on measures so that public officials do not lose purchasing power.

It has also redoubled its refusal to raise military spending, which is a "priority" only for the PSOE, and warns its partner not to approach the design of the accounts as an "exchange of trading cards" when it comes to including items to improve public services.

This has been transferred in an interview with Europa Press by the secretary of Institutional Action of Podemos, María Teresa Pérez, to also urge the definitive unlocking, with the beginning of the political course, of the Housing Law or the repeal of the Gag Law, in addition to promote the new Family Law with a universal income for upbringing.

In fiscal matters, Pérez has celebrated that the PSOE has "accepted" the proposal for an extraordinary tax on banking and energy companies, as well as the gas cap as defended by his party, because it is "intolerable" that their profits increase while Citizens are making a "very important effort" to withstand the crisis.

In this way, he has attacked the directors of large corporations who have opposed this tax and slip that they are investigating formulas to "evade and avoid" their payment, that is, to "break the law." Moreover, he has criticized that it is an "obscene, selfish and unpatriotic" attitude, an "insult" to Spaniards who "religiously pay" their taxes.

Therefore, the co-spokesperson for the formation has warned that "this cannot be allowed" and the Government has to send a "clear message" that it defends the general interest of the majority against a privileged 1%. And in this sense, he has argued that this extraordinary tax "is not enough" if they want to take advantage of the "opportunity" to have a broader tax reform, which leads large corporations to pay at least 15% instead of 7%.

"Correcting this atrocious inequality is urgent and it is our obligation as a progressive government", Pérez emphasized to demand a "fairer" tax system, given that now these companies pay proportionally less taxes than SMEs, the self-employed and labor income .

On the other hand, it has claimed that they will not stop until the minimum interprofessional salary (SMI) is raised to 60% of the country's average salary, and the state care system (dependency and co-responsible plan) is provided with an extra 800 million euros, in addition to proposing in the Council of Ministers pay improvements for public employees.

Regarding the issue of military spending, which generates differences between the coalition partners, the Podemos body has stressed that its position is "clear" and that where Spain has to go is an investment of 2% of GDP in various aspects, such as the I D or in indicators of social assistance.

"This military spending is a priority of the PSOE, not of the Government, and we believe that this claim (to raise it) cannot be added to the budget negotiation table at the expense of others, such as health," he said, adding that they want that the troops work in the best possible conditions, but this debate cannot be held by attempting an "exchange of trading cards or approving investments for other people".

Questioned about the words of the Defense Minister, Margarita Robles, who asked the purple formation to forget prejudices and lend a hand, Pérez has urged her to remember that Spain "is not at war and does not need more arms spending, but rather to increase investment and redouble, at the international level, diplomatic channels to resolve the war in Ukraine.

Also for the start of the political course, the leader of the purple formation has urged to repeal the 'Gag' Law, which cannot spend "not one more minute" being in force and is a "shame" that a PP norm intended to "squelch the protest" takes more time applying with the PSOE.

In the same way, he has referred to the Housing Law, which the youth expects as "May water" to improve the rate of emancipation and put a limit on rental prices that are "really abusive." In both cases, he has called for the end of the dialogue with the allies of the investiture bloc.

Along these lines, he has "welcomed" the "progressive" turn of the Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, in the Debate on the State of the Nation to establish a "brave and ambitious" roadmap, as Podemos demanded. Of course, the Budgets must consolidate this new direction.

Finally, he stressed that the Executive has reacted with "agility" to the challenges of a "complicated" political course, marked by the conflict in Ukraine, and that they have shown, together with the investiture bloc, that they have brought "stability" to the country. In fact, he has stressed that United We Can is the "life guarantee" of the coalition and will continue to be "until the end".