SANTA CRUZ DE TENERIFE, Feb. 22 (EUROPE PRESS) –
The Vice President of the Government of the Canary Islands and Minister of the Treasury, Román Rodríguez, has denied this Tuesday that the central government is “trampling” on the REF, as CC-PNC has denounced, and has proposed that the future reform be oriented towards the creation of employment and the goals of the 2030 Agenda.
In an appearance before the Plenary requested by the Nationalist Group, he has defended that the REF has institutional and statutory “anchorage” and has been fulfilled in the 2021 and 2022 state budgets, but he understands that a “thought” must be made to face “the new challenges” of the islands, especially in times of economic decline.
Regarding the extension of deadlines for the materialization of the RIC, he lamented the “misunderstanding” of the Ministry of Finance because the economic crisis in the archipelago has not ended but he has admitted that the period expired in 2021.
Thus, he has said that together with his political formation (NC) he is going to continue “fighting” to extend the term but does not understand the “tremendous” positions of the opposition when the REF is being fulfilled for the most part and only needs some “improvements”. “.
However, it has not ignored that there have been “bad things” by the central government, the main one, the tax deductions of the audiovisual sector for which they had to “rectify”.
Rosa Dávila (CC-PNC) has called on all political forces to support the ‘REF Manifesto’ signed by professionals and has affirmed that the central government “tramples” the jurisdiction by vetoing the Parliament’s report and the amendments of two senators for issues economic.
He has commented that the Executive contributes to generating “legal insecurity” and the Ministry needs to make a “clear norm”, for example, for the audiovisual sector, given that doubts have returned and many investments are “fleeing” from the islands.
In addition, he pointed out that the support of the quadripartite groups for the expansion of the RIC “was a paripé” because “they knew” that the veto was going to take place and pointed out that the REF must adapt to the “post-pandemic Canary Islands”.
“CONTEMPT AND ATTACK”, ACCORDING TO THE PP
Iñaki Álvaro (PSOE) has reported that the Government of the Canary Islands supports the objectives of the manifesto and believes that it is necessary to “adapt and make more flexible” some aspects of the REF to get more out of it, but he has stressed that “from unity” more improvements are obtained.
Fernando Enseñat (PP) has charged against the “contempt and attack” on jurisdiction by the central government, especially in the field of the audiovisual sector, where it does not generate certainty.
“We are worse than ever,” he commented, since the “weakness” of the Torres government and the Minister of the Treasury himself is added, who is left alone to defend the extension of the RIC’s deadlines.
Esther González (NC) stressed that thanks to the historical development of the REF “there is no more poverty” in the archipelago, but she said that the time has come to “revitalize” the document, directing it towards job creation.
Regarding the expansion of the RIC, he has shown his desire that the State “change its mind.”
Manuel Marrero, spokesman for Sí Podemos, has also supported the reform of the REF to adapt it to times of crisis and to always focus on general interests, job creation, diversification of the economy and maintenance of public services.
Melodie Mendoza (ASG) criticized the veto of the proposal to expand the RIC and lamented the lack of information from the State because in many aspects they know “nothing”.
Vidina Espino, spokesperson for the Mixed Group, recalled that he left Ciudadanos (Cs) because the REF was not defended in the Cortes and beyond the reforms that can be made, he believes that “the fundamental thing” is that it be complied with because “it is a custom “That the investment is not every year below the national average.
In the face of strong inflation, he has asked for a temporary tax cut and for the figure of 30 million to be updated to combat poverty.
