He admits that he has several differences with the PSOE in economic aspects and criticizes that no more action was taken in the face of the rise in mortgages and food
MADRID, 19 Jul. (EUROPA PRESS) –
The leader of Sumar, Yolanda Díaz, has indicated that she frequently speaks with the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, but that she does not reveal the conversations they are having, after being asked if she will coordinate with him in view of tonight’s debate both with Vox candidate Santiago Abascal.
“We are going to do the work that we have to do”, he indicated during an interview in ‘La Sexta’, collected by Europa Press, to emphasize that he does want to convey that there is a Government in Spain and he is convinced that they will win again to reissue the coalition after the 23J elections.
The also vice president of the Government has stressed that these elections go from two blocks, the progressive and the one made up of the right (PP and Vox), which are in a “technical tie”, for which she demands the vote for Sumar because it needs to overcome to Vox to rise as the third political formation.
Asked if he has coordinated with Sánchez and if there will be tiki-taka (a football expression that refers to the style that the combination of passes prevails), Díaz has said that he speaks with the president on a regular basis, as is known, “but that” he cannot reveal his conversations” with the Chief Executive. “I’m not going to do it, that’s my style too,” he added.
However, the Sumar candidate for the Presidency of the Government has also made explicit differences with the Socialists, such as recognizing that the macroeconomic data is good but that many families are not doing well, especially given the rise in the prices of food and variable rate mortgages.
In this sense, he has asserted that with an average salary of 1,500 euros it is not possible to live with dignity in large cities like Madrid and has recognized that one of the main errors of the Executive is not having acted to establish an affordable shopping basket of products basic and more measures to offset the rise in mortgage loans. Precisely two aspects in which he has been insisting during the last year.
“It has not been done. Well, I have a difference here with the PSOE, of story and also of public policies. I am very fond of walking down the street and this means that you feel what is there”, he has moved on whether he thinks that the economy runs like a “motorbike”, as the socialists allude to.
Asked if her proposal for a universal inheritance of 20,000 euros for young people when they come of age is realistic, Díaz stated that she is proud of this proposal, which is being well received even by orthodox economists.
What’s more, he has defended that its main virtue is precisely that it will be universal, as is the case with health and education, to guarantee equal opportunities equally, highlighting that its financing will come from the tax on the country’s rich.
He has also explained that his commitment is to have an “entrepreneurial” State with a “strong” welfare system, inspired by the Nordic countries, and has made it clear that the redistribution of wealth is done from taxes.
“It will be the rich who allow equal opportunities in this country,” he has proclaimed about this measure and also expresses that the dependency system should also be the same for everyone.
Asked about the unfavorable opinion of the first vice president and head of the Economy, Nadia Calviño, to the universal heritage, the leader of Sumar has first indicated that her differences with the PSOE were appreciated in matters such as the ERTE mechanism in pandemic, the law ‘riders’ or the first rise in the minimum wage.
After referring to matters with which she collided with Calviño, Díaz also wanted to thank the president for trusting her to promote these regulations.
In addition, he has said that when these advances are raised, the Minister of Economy “always believes that things are going to go wrong”, but then she is “intelligent” and ends up joining later. Consequently, she has predicted that over time Calviño will be seen defending measures similar to universal income.
