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PP of La Palma demands the Government move from words to actions on IRPF and reconstruction aid

The Popular Party criticizes the lack of progress and legal uncertainty for La Palma residents regarding tax relief and post-volcano aid.

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The Popular Party of La Palma criticizes the inaction of the Spanish Government in implementing the 60% IRPF bonus and transferring committed funds for the Island's reconstruction.

The Popular Party of La Palma has criticized the lack of initiative from the Spanish Government to legally implement the 60% IRPF bonus for island residents. The party warns that "promises are useless if they are not published in the Official State Gazette (BOE)". Furthermore, the party has reiterated its demand for the 100 million euros committed for the Island's reconstruction, noting that "there has still been no progress on them".
The Popular Party recalls that the Minister of Territorial Policy, Ángel Víctor Torres, visited La Palma in April and assured that the Ministry of Finance would enact a Royal Decree-Law to guarantee this deduction in 2026 and 2027. However, the Popular Party points out in a press release that, by mid-June, the central Executive has taken no formal step to approve this regulation, creating "absolute legal uncertainty" for the residents of La Palma. "Good intentions and media statements do not pay bills or reactivate the economy. We need the Spanish Government to move from words to actions," they state from the PP of La Palma.
The party insists on the urgency of implementing the measure so that the 60% is applied month by month, directly to citizens' payrolls, thereby seeking a positive and immediate impact on the local economy. They lament that the residents of La Palma have to face this institutional "neglect" every year, considering it "unreasonable" that those who have lost everything live in constant uncertainty waiting for a decree to be drafted.
In parallel, the Popular Party warns that the Island's recovery continues to be hampered by the State's "abandonment". They denounce that 300 million euros are yet to be transferred (corresponding to the annual installments for 2024, 2025, and 2026) from the State's commitment of 100 million euros annually. They raise concerns about the agricultural sector, which feels "totally abandoned due to the lack of vital aid" to recover farms, irrigation systems, and access roads, as well as for homes, second residences, and businesses.
The PP of La Palma requests "maximum transparency, concrete dates, and the immediate approval of the necessary legal mechanisms" from the central Government so that "neither the IRPF nor reconstruction aid continue to depend on empty announcements".

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