The PP wants Congress to be able to vote on the suitability of the rescue operations of the Sociedad Estatal de Participaciones Industriales (SEPI) and commission, if the Chamber so agrees, a external and independent assessment to check legality in case of suspicions. This is stated in the motion registered in Congress, to which Europa […]
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The bankruptcy of Abengoa unleashes a political war: the Government points to the banks and the Board
The Minister for the Government, MarÃÂa Jesús Montero, has defended the Government’s actions in the case of Abengoa’s bankruptcy and has pointed out other participants in its rescue, including the banks and the Board, as possible responsible for the situation. In Montero’s opinion, the Ejectuvo has done “its duties and tasks” to maintain the viability […]
The Government extends the divestment period in Bankia by two years
The Council of Ministers has extended the deadline for the third time divest your stake in Bankia. This time, in two years (that is, until December 2023). The idea is to maximize the recovery of the public aid it injected. The Government Spokesperson MarÃÂa Jesus Montero has communicated the decision in the press conference after […]
MarÃa Jesús Montero accuses Madrid of unleashing “capital flight” in other communities due to its “fiscal dumping”
The Minister of Finance, Maria Jesus Montero, has hardened his speech against what he calls the “fiscal dumping” of the Community of Madrid. In an intervention in the Congress of Deputies, Montero has accused the regional government of Isabel Diaz Ayuso to unleash “capital flight” in other autonomous communities and to the Popular Party to […]
The Government restricts flights with Brazil and South Africa to stop the entry of new strains
The government has decided to restrict flights from Brazil and South Africa for the next two weeks to stop the arrival in Spain of the new strains of Covid that exist in these two countries, according to the Government spokesman, MarÃa Jesus Montero, after the meeting of the Council of Ministers. The measure will take […]
Feminism, economy, ecology and multilateralism: keys to the State’s foreign action for the next four years
Feminism, the “fair global economy”, environmentalism and multilateralism will be the four axes of Spain’s foreign action in the next four years. Today the Council of Ministers approved the Foreign Action Strategy, which will be sent to the Cortes for debate and discussion. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs, led by Arancha González Laya, has been […]
The government’s Google tax already reaches customers: Amazon communicates in writing to its SMEs that it will pass it on
Amazon has begun warning suppliers and manufacturers that it will charge the government-approved 3% rate. This Tax on Certain Digital Services, known as Google, came into force on January 16, 2021 after the law was approved by the Senate in October of last year with 134 votes in favor, 101 against and 28 abstentions. As […]
The PSOE responds to the criticisms of Podemos to the rise of the light: “an effort” has already been made
The socialist wing of the Government has tried to contain itself these days after the continuous criticism of Podemos to the rise in the price of electricity. The persistence in keeping open this new line of internal confrontation has led the PSOE to intervene in the conflict, at a time when the formation address it […]
On the minister’s intentions
We began the year with a triple announcement from Minister MarÃa Jesús Montero. The first, the creation of a committee of experts to advise on the comprehensive reform of the Spanish tax system. We need it; and a lot. We have spent decades of patches and fixes, without going deep, without adapting the system to […]
Montero advances that the deficit closed 2020 at around 11.3% of GDP
The Minister of Finance, Maria Jesus Montero, has advanced that the public deficit closed 2020 according to the forecast estimate of “around 11.3% of GDP”, with a fall in public income of about 7.6% as a consequence of the Covid crisis. This is what Montero has indicated in an interview with Europa Press, in which […]