THE tax deductions for health and sports expenses approved by the Valencian Government of the popular Carlos Mazón saved more than 51 million euros for 424,000 Valencians during its first year of entry into force. A significant amount in a context where the president of the government, the socialist Pedro Sanchez announced, precisely, more taxes.
This September 4, Pedro Sánchez opened the political course with an event in which he announced more taxes. And he did it using populism: “More public transport and fewer Lamborghinis” he then condemned. However, it turns out that the Lamborghini is a vehicle of which only 34 units had been sold in Spain as of September 4, according to OKDIARIO.
Furthermore, on that date, September 4, the Valencian government was in disagreement with Sánchez. While the latter abandoned the tax increase, Mazón’s executive began to verify the savings that his tax deductions had provided to the Valencians. More than 51 million euros.
Specifically, in the Valencian Community, a total of 288,002 taxpayers The deductions approved by Carlos Mazón’s Executive for health-related expenses have been applied to its latest income statement. Meanwhile, the Valencians who benefit from deductions for sports practice amount to 248,606, according to data provided by the Minister of Finance of the Generalitat. Ruth Merino.
Carlos Mazón announced on September 21, 2023 a battery of tax deductions with retroactive effect from January 1 of the same year. This retroactivity allowed Valencian taxpayers to apply them for the first time in the last income tax return, the one corresponding precisely to this year 2023.
More than 51 million euros in savings for Valencians
THE health expense deductions These include non-cosmetic oral treatments, prescription eyeglasses and contact lenses, treatments for highly complex chronic diseases, rare diseases and diseases due to acquired brain injury or Alzheimer’s disease.
The 288,002 Valencians who benefited from these deductions for health-related expenses 28.93 million euros were saved. On average 100 euros for each beneficiary.
Regarding the tax deductions for sports activities and healthy activities, 248,606 Valencians have benefited, who in turn have saved 22.86 million euros. An average of 92 euros per declaration.
Since the two deductions are cumulative, a total of 112,005 Valencians They were able to benefit from both health expense deductions and those related to sports practice. Thus, the average net impact reached 424,603 Valencians who benefited from them.
With all this, the Valencian Minister of the Treasury, Ruth Merino, stressed that the executive of Carlos Mazón is “satisfied”, because the figures of this first year “demonstrate the success of social tax policy of this government.
