SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, 6 Apr. (EUROPE PRESS) –
The Plenary of the Parliament of the Canary Islands has rejected this Wednesday a Proposal Not of Law (PNL) of the Mixed Group in which it requested to deflate the rate of the Income Tax of Physical Persons to adjust the sections of the scale to the evolution of inflation and to the real economic capacity of taxpayers.
Ricardo Fernández (Cs) has said that inflation “punishes” citizens with less economic capacity and public authorities “are not doing what is necessary” to adapt to the new prices, which will remain high almost all year.
He has commented that “you can only resort” to an adequate fiscal policy and direct aid and in that line, he has recalled that the income tax margins have not been modified since 2015, so a higher tax rate is paid.
Thus, he has indicated that not updating these thresholds “further aggravates” the economic situation and understands that the State “must contribute” to combating the crisis.
Melodie Mendoza (ASG) has commented that at other times in history the tax rate has been deflated but it has been shown to be “ineffective” and has commented that the loss of purchasing power is more linked to the low increase in wages.
He has commented that the Government of the Canary Islands is not going to touch taxation in an “irresponsible” or massive way.
Manuel Marrero, spokesman for Sí Podemos, has said that his party does not support “indiscriminate cuts” in taxes because they affect basic services and understands that Spain has a “fiscal anomaly” within the EU, so a reform must be carried out and “end tax privileges” to help reduce inequality.
Luis Campos, spokesman for NC, has pointed out that the initiative “is not unreasonable” but not at this time, since it must be done in times of economic prosperity, and on the contrary, he has defended direct aid for the affected groups and for this “there is a need resources”.
Fernando Enseñat (PP) has commented that the NLP tries to make personal income tax “fair and supportive” because due to inflation, each Canarian will have to pay 185 euros more on average “and without earning more money”. “The left doesn’t want to do anything, it doesn’t care,” he added.
He has pointed out that the Government “only wants to collect more”, as is the case with the IGIC, making the Executive ugly for its “cruelty and inaction” to lower taxes.
“FAMILIES DON’T MAKE THE END OF THE MONTH”
Rosa Dávila, from the Nationalist Group, has commented that if the sections are not updated, the fiscal pressure increases at a time when “families do not make it to the end of the month”, stressing that it is not a reduction in taxes, it is only the maintenance , “and affects all taxpayers.” “It has to be done when there are inflationary processes,” she added.
Iñaki Álvaro (PSOE) has commented that consumption has increased thanks to savings from the pandemic, and therefore the collection of the autonomous community, and has opposed the deflation of all income tax brackets, which will benefit high incomes .
He has said that the Government does not rule it out because it can promote hyperinflation and a recession in the future and has defended some measures of the decree against the war, such as the 15% increase in the Minimum Vital Income.
