He President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has entered the Debate on taxation or not to the Treasury of the new interprofessional minimum salary (SMI). In statements made in the city of the Vatican (Rome) he has defended the need for a “fair” taxation to generate “Resources to fight poverty”.
The executive leader has participated with a video on ‘Fiscal Justice and Solidarity’ that has been organized by the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences and the Independent Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation and where Pope Francis, the Secretary General, are present of the UN, Antonio Guterres and the president of Brazil, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Before them, Sanchez has defended the advances in International fiscal cooperation warning that “unprecedented challenges” are expected. He has regretted that some want EFE.
Sánchez’s 7 priorities for tax payment
President Sánchez explained that it is necessary to be clear about Series of priorities such as ensuring that the great corporate giants, regardless of where they are, pay taxes where they generate benefits.
That is where he has emphasized the importance of fair taxation, because without it it would not be possible to achieve the resources that are needed to combat the poverty of those that generate low income and climate change.
“Social justice is a political option. It is about the defense of the principles of solidarity and justice that support society. ”
Super rich taxation
He has promoted the progress in those achieved last year, during the Brazilian presidency of the G20, with the effective taxation of the calls ‘Super rich’. The disparity between those with a higher heritage and the rest of society, he explains, is not only an economic, but moral problem.
“If billionaires pay proportionally less taxes than ordinary people, normal people, public confidence erodes,” said Sánchez.
Negotiations for International Fiscal Cooperation
The intention that must be pursued is to achieve a participation that is “constructive” in the negotiations for the UN Convention in terms of international tax cooperation. The absence of the actors, it stands out, should not put aside the progress towards a system that “is beneficial for all.”
The dilemma is that if all the world taxation is governed or “let it be the rich that govern.” The president wanted to emphasize that on June 30 an important appointment will take place in Seville with the International Financing Conference For development.
For this, it will be essential to mobilize large -scale resources since the goal is to achieve successfully, the 2030 Agenda.