スペインのマリアノ=ラホイ大統領の最大の選挙公約であった年金の消費者物価上昇指数に連動する引き上げは、財政危機で果たせず。しょうがないと思うけど。是さいわいにとみんなこぞって非難するだろう。
Rajoy rompe su última promesa
El presidente declaró en septiembre que las pensiones era la "línea roja" que no iba a cruzar por la austeridad
El engaño se suma al de las subidas fiscales, el abaratamiento del despido o el copago
Ramón Muñoz Madrid 30 NOV 2012 - 14:47 CET
Rajoy breaks his latest pledge
The president said in September that the pension was the "red line" that would not cross the austerity
The deception is in addition to the tax increases, the lowering of dismissal or copayment
Ramón Muñoz Madrid 30 NOV 2012 - 14:47 CET
The government has broken with the last major campaign promise that was left in economic for failing to announce today that no pension revalued according to the Consumer Price Index. The updating of pensions was one of the most important keys, if not the primary-election program which concurred with the People's Party in the elections of November 20 last year. And it was also transgressed the second time that he has submitted to the Government to decide on the leading strand of budget spending. Last year, just come to power, the conservative government enacted a 1% increase in pensions for 2012. So bitterly reproached Rajoy to outgoing Executive Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero who had broken the law in force automatic update of pensions according to the price rise, to freeze pensions in 2011. Today, the breaching of the law is the PP government.
Failure to observe this election promise thus joins many others in the field of taxation and the general increase in direct taxes (income tax, capital income, property tax, etc.), the increase in VAT, cheaper layoffs through labor reform, the health copayment, the increase in university fees or a tax amnesty.
In fact, both President Rajoy and other cabinet members have spoken publicly on numerous occasions throughout 2012 betting on compensation to pensioners. And they have seized the pension increases as the "only red line" that they were not willing to cross in order to austerity.
The last time Mariano Rajoy more emphatically ruled on the issue was in the interview with TVE (the first awarded to a television since coming to La Moncloa) last September 10. "If something will not touch, the pensions, because it is the most helpless and do not have a second chance", and "therefore, is the only budget item that I have not touched or touch in the next three years," then .
But it was far from the only official statement on the matter. The Secretary of State for Social Security, Tomás Burgos, in his appearance before the Monitoring Committee of the Toledo Pact of Congress last November 8 argued strongly that pensions would update according to the November inflation. "Asking a government that is consistently saying that will enforce the law is a futile exercise as idle as: the law is to be fulfilled. Have adopted in recent weeks a preventive strategy that will have to justify. Do not reverse the burden of proof, "said Burgos then in strong response to opposition spokesmen.
Also the vice president and spokesman of the Government, Soraya Sáenz de Santamaría, said Sept. 25 in an interview with the SER that the last thing you were supposed to touch pensions and said emphatically:'' The pension is going to rise and adjusted to the rise of life.''
Pensions are the ultimate failure of the Government of Rajoy but not the only one. Other above are:
- Income tax, and property tax savings. "I want to be very clear that no one should be deceived. We will oppose any tax increases. Raising taxes today means more unemployment and recession and give a new twist to the battered economy of households and businesses. " Rajoy in Soutomaior (September 2011). Despite the statement, the government announced just a week after taking the biggest increase of direct taxes in income tax charges of between 0.7% and 7%, depending on the sections. The increase for 2012 and 2013, affects 17 million taxpayers and is 300 euros a year for an average wage. The deductions for savings also rose between two and six points, with a maximum rate of 27%. And increased the IBI, between 4% and 10% to 25 million property
- Labour reform. The PP said not cheapen the dismissal, but would promote permanent contract as a general rule. Last February, the government approved the labor reform that establishes the fair dismissal compensation with 20 days per year worked with a maximum of 12 months, while extending the grounds for dismissal for poor financial results as sales slump. Companies can also unilaterally change working conditions and wages.
- Tax amnesty. The PP speaking through its secretary general, Maria Dolores de Cospedal, described as "unpresentable antisocial and unjust" tax amnesty paving the Zapatero government and never came to pass. Once in power, Rajoy rescued the project allowing fraudsters to launder their money taxed only by 10% of flight capital, without interest or penalties. The plan, which expired yesterday, has failed to raise anywhere near the goal he set of 2,500 million euros.
- Copay health and university fees. "I'll put the scissors to everything except public pensions, health and education." Rajoy (4 November 2011). The government approved on April 20 copayment based pharmaceutical income citizens, including pensioners, in general, now pay 10% of the price of medicines with a cap of between 8 and 18 euros. It also restricted health care to illegal immigrants. In education, the university must pay between 15% and 25% of the actual cost of the degree, up to 10% more than they did in the previous year, and has increased both the number of teaching hours for teachers, as the number of students per class.
- Compliance with the deficit. Rajoy unilaterally declared March 2 new deficit target of 5.8%, against 4.4% committed to Brussels. After agreeing with the EU a new target of 5.3%, revised it after the summer to 6.3%, rising to 7.3% when taking into account the aid banks (and the government said no computarían as deficit). And after all that string of revisions and patches, most of the international organizations like the IMF and the OECD believe that target is met.
- Increase in VAT. "I'm not like you. (...) He raised the VAT to the people and not carried in their program (...) I do not carry it in my program, I do not. " Rubalcaba Rajoy, in the electoral debate (November 2011). This has been the most recalcitrant failure because when the Socialist government increased the VAT in July 2010, the PP was the rejection of that increase their primary electoral flag, to the point that the president of the Community of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, led a institutional rebellion. Even when the PP came to power, justified the income tax rise precisely to avoid the VAT increase and the criminalization of consumption. Finally, has recanted and VAT in September rose 18% to 21%.
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