The closure of Moncloa revolves around the PSOE spokesman, Esther Penatakes up arms in the provinces of Teruel, Soria and Cuenca, used as an alibi by the Socialist Executive to justify the new “singular financing” of Catalonia.
Peña said this Monday, during the press conference that followed the PSOE Executive, that there are other territories, in addition to Catalonia, that benefit from unique treatment in terms of taxation, giving the example of provinces at risk of depopulation such as Teruel, Soria and CuencaOn Tuesday, she was supported by the minister’s spokeswoman, Pilar Alegría, but corrected by Patxi López, spokeswoman for Congress.
The agreement between ERC and the PSC to invest Salvador Illa as president of the Generalitat in exchange for a single financing for Catalonia, he has raised serious concerns, not only within the opposition, but within the PSOE itself, with the socialist autonomous governments and regional executives positioning themselves against this proposal.
In an attempt to calm things down, Peña said Monday that he wanted to “remember that the first differential and singular taxation Teruel, Soria and Cuenca have it in this country and no one has shouted out loud.” It was the first press conference after learning of the agreement and he did not want to assess whether it was a concert or not.
Basin
The Minister of Finance, Public Administration and Digital Transformation of the Community Council of Castilla-La Mancha, Juan Alfonso Ruiz Molinaspoke out strongly against the national spokesperson.
“They want to take us for fools”assured one of the most influential voices in the Page government. “To say that Soria, Teruel and Cuenca have a single financing system is obviously insult not only to these three provinces, but to all of us who fight to have a financing system that allows equality for citizens,” added Ruiz Molina.
Soria
The spokesperson for the Soria platform ¡Ya! Angel Cenacalled the statements “insulting” and that, at the very least, they were used only to try to confuse the population. “They are just lying,” he said, “comparing apples and pears because they are not able to convince even their own people.”
Ángel Ceña explains that what Soria is proposing is aid to companies so that they can compete on an equal footing with companies located in more populated areas. A kind of incentive. “This comparison is even insulting to the citizens of Soria,” he stressed.
Teruel
The spokesperson for the existing parliamentary group Aragon-Teruel, Tomas GuitarteHe also criticised the comparison between the Catalan case and the Teruel case, which only represents “1% of the social security contribution”. “It is not a single financing,” he said.
“It is unfortunate to resort to these arguments to try to justify the position adopted by the PSOE, which is very undefensible even among its own coreligionists,” Guitarte said. In total, the aid for the functioning of Teruel amounts to 18 euros per month per worker, which represents approximately 8.5 million euros per year.
But they are not the only ones. The president of Aragon, Jorge Azconcalled Peña’s words a “dialectical slap in the face.” “Comparing what is happening in Teruel with what is happening in Catalonia is a thing in itself,” he said Tuesday at an informative breakfast in Madrid.
