El general secretary of the Andalusian PP, Antonio Repullo, regretted this Monday in a press conference the reality of the PSOE and Sánchez government"Healthcare, education, escorts in Teruel, and jobs tailored for 'the brother'. Roads, pensions, Ábalos's girlfriends, and bailouts tailored for Begoña Gómez's friends. On your next tax return, don't forget to put an X in the box for the PSOE. Public services and whatever else comes up," he summarized.
Thus, Repullo has highlighted that “we work, we pay taxes, we have the hope, almost the naivety, that the Government of Pedro Sánchez, that the Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, will make responsible use of that money.” However, “we get home, tired of the traffic, of rushing, of tightening our seatbelts, of the price of the shopping basket, of the delays of the trains… and we turn on the news, and we open the newspapers, and we find that all our effort, all our contribution, All our sacrifice is scorned by a PSOE that collects a lot of money but spends it on what it shouldn't: favors, connections, and misinformation.".
As he explained, "since Pedro Sánchez took office as Prime Minister in 2018, with María Jesús Montero as the enforcer of his fiscal voracity, the government has approved 94 tax increases."
These measures They have increased the tax burden on Spanish families, which now allocate more than half of their total labor costs to taxes and contributions. In practical terms, this means that an average worker must earn almost €200 to have €100 net. Furthermore, the lack of inflation-adjusted personal income tax has increased the tax burden by an additional €27.600 billion, directly affecting household purchasing power.
"And so This is what the PSOE of Andalusia wants to import here again.", warned the general secretary of the PP of Andalusia, adding that "they want this land to stray from the path of rigor, of relief for family finances, of support for businesses and the self-employed.
Andalusia has gone from being among the communities with the highest tax burden to being the second community with the lowest taxes.
In this sense, Antonio Repulo has emphasized that “In Andalusia, the government of Juanma Moreno has been lowering taxes for citizens since 2019.Specifically, regarding personal income tax, which is a tax levied on the income of workers, pensioners, and the self-employed, he emphasized that "the Andalusian government has reduced rates and tax brackets, deflated the rate to address inflation, created new deductions for families and workers, and improved existing ones.
With all this, he has valued that “Andalusia has gone from being the 4th region with the highest personal income tax to being the 2nd with the lowest.Thanks to this, Andalusians have saved more than 400 million euros a year thanks to the reduction in personal income tax in Andalusia.
And yet, regional income tax revenue has increased by 50% since 2018, despite lower personal income tax rates, deflation of the first brackets, and the creation of new deductions and improvements to existing ones. Andalusia has gone from net personal income tax revenue of €5.028 billion in 2018 to €7.543 billion in 2023. This has happened because the economic policy promoted by the PP government has led to increased employment and improved economic conditions for workers.
In summary, "Andalusia is proof that things can be improved by lowering taxes. That we can work hand in hand with workers and the self-employed.".
But he insists that "what the PSOE wants is for us to return to the bleak landscape of EREs, public waste, and the fiscal meltdown." In other words, "for you, the citizen, to pay for socialism's party. And once they're gone, it's you who sweep up the confetti."
Along the same lines, Antonio Repullo said that María Jesús Montero is swimming in the Moncloa pool of public money and "from her golden pool, she distributes it to one side and the other with a single objective: to maintain her position as vice president." "Her criteria are not objective, they don't respond to the real needs of the citizens, and she has no strategy," he asserted. "She's plugging loopholes based on Pedro Sánchez's political needs: palaces for some, Rodalíes for others, buying mayoral offices," he added.
In his opinion, "María Jesús Montero is the minister of waste, lack of solidarity, and the blockade of Andalusia. Here she says one thing and in Madrid she does the opposite. She uses the white and green flag to hide the millions she distributes to the independence movement."
The PSOE uses the self-employed as ATMs while Juanma Moreno's government supports and helps them.
And meanwhile, “What about the self-employed? "Repullo wondered. "With those who open their shutters every morning without knowing if they'll be able to lower them again at the end of the month. Those self-employed workers who today have to file their quarterly tax returns while receiving a cold message from the State: 'Regularize your situation.' Without anesthesia. Without explanations. Without certainty about the proper use of their taxes." In his opinion, "The PSOE does not see them as generators of wealth, but rather as ATMs.".
“In the face of this fiscal punishment, In Andalusia, we do just the opposite. We support, we accompany, we help.", assured the general secretary of the Andalusian Popular Party.
We've reached record numbers: more than 584.000 self-employed workers. We're leading national growth. "And it's no coincidence," he said, "because Juanma Moreno's government has implemented aid to get things moving, to hire, to innovate, to endure." Zero tax from 2023, subsidies of up to 7.200 euros, digitalization programs, European funds to offset the cost of fuel, and an Andalusian Council for Self-Employment that listens and makes proposals. "In Andalusia, the self-employed are not alone," he asserts.
Repullo asserts that Andalusia will not give up and will continue to transform while Sánchez flees to survive.
Despite all the above, Antonio Repullo has stressed that “Andalusia does not resign itself. Today, in Andalusia, we're building. We're doing all of this with respect for everyone's money, for the institutions, for democracy."
And that's why he says, "We are outraged that Pedro Sánchez hasn't presented a budget." From his point of view, what this demonstrates is that he doesn't govern, he just survives. "Because he's not interested in reality, he's interested in his seat. He lives in an endless present. He runs away from his past and has no faith in his future. Because he lives in an alternative Spain of trenches, of shady dealings, of manipulated information, of negotiations that ignore the law," he argued.
Given this, the secretary general of the Andalusian People's Party (PP) emphasized that "things don't happen like this in Andalusia. Here we speak clearly, we stand up for ourselves, every public euro is invested, not squandered." "There is a strategy here, there is a direction, there is respect for the taxpayer, for families, for their household finances," he emphasized.
For all these reasons, and in conclusion, Antonio Repullo reaffirmed that "from here we tell you that we will not stop. That Juanma Moreno will continue working every day for this land. With commitment, with seriousness, with the desire to continue transforming Andalusia." "Because in the face of noise, we are the solution. In the face of demagoguery, we are the rigor." Against the socialism of wild spending, we are the government of hope”, has settled.
