The Minister of Economy, Carlos’s bodydid not even bother to hide the lack of independence of Jose Luis Escrivá to be appointed governor of Bank of Spainbut assured that the institution “is not there to supervise the government or to criticize it, but is an organization advise of the Government.
“The Bank of Spain is not an institution supervisor. This issue generates this point of noise. It is an advisory body to the government in the development of public policies. “It is not there to attack, its functions are regulated by law,” assured the minister during an appearance before the Economy Commission of the Congress to present Escrivá’s nomination.
Furthermore, Corpus went further and accused the PP of wanting to influence the next reports prepared by the Bank of Spain under the command of the current Minister of Digital Transition: “The Bank of Spain does not have to serve the opposition to supervise anyone and to say this introduces a political pressure to the governor himself on the results of his reports.
