The Second Vice President of the Government and Minister of Labor and Social Economy of Spain, Yolanda Díaz, insisted today in Valladolid on “freezing mortgage payments before the excessive rise of the Euribor in this country”, to avoid “greater risks” and guarantee “a dignified life”.
Díaz made these statements at the listening event that the Sumar platform held at the Fundos Fórum Auditorium in Valladolid, which was attended by several hundred people and many others remained standing or outside due to lack of space.
The leader of Sumar maintained that one of the greatest difficulties faced by “vulnerable families” in all the Autonomous Communities has to do with the rise in interest rates, the impact of which was estimated at around 260 euros per month, which “is impossible to assume for a family, it doesn’t matter where it is from”, which is why he believes that “you have to act”.
“At Sumar we think that mortgage payments must be frozen now,” and in the face of criticism that this would encourage non-payment of these charges, he defended that the last thing a working person does “is stop paying the mortgage, because that can mean losing your home.
Tax Reform
Díaz also pointed out that there is “a great pending reform” in Spain, which is the tax reform, which in his opinion “is not going to raise or lower taxes” but to avoid “the enormous tax privileges” that some companies have because those who “more they have are the ones who have the most to contribute”.
The leader of Sumar maintained that “talking about taxation is talking about our rights” and took the opportunity to thank the efforts of professionals from the public health, education or social services systems, “who are leaving their skin for this country” .
And he pointed out that there is “a serious social emergency that calls for decent housing”, so “it is urgent to move forward with the housing law, clearly telling large funds that they have to make the housing guarantee available to everyone”, whom he accused of having “benefits impossible to remember.”
In this sense, he stressed that no autonomous region has a public housing stock that would not only place Spain at the level of other European democracies, but could also “be a generator of collective wealth and many jobs.”