The Araba, Bizkaia and Gipuzkoa Foral Haciendas have just extracted the data from the collection, and we have seen that they have received more money than ever before. They soon announce that they will take the necessary margin for reflection on tax reform, because there is no hurry or special need. So, it is already, the tax debate has been left out of the political agenda, and there does not seem to be any capacity to change that decision in social movements.

However, the “highest revenue ever” highlights the need for real reform. If we look at how much has been received, how and from where it has been collected, we can see that unjust tax policy has again made improper collection. The axes of collection are wages and consumption, 7 out of 10 euros. It is not new, but it should be pointed out that VAT has fallen on many products and that what goes into labour income is decreasing year after year in the wealth generated: Hego Euskal Herria is around 45%. Therefore, more and more is being raised, at the expense of those who have fewer and fewer economic resources, and thanks to a tax that equals all people.

When buying bread or milk, Josu Jon Imaz and his widow far from getting a EUR 1,200 pension pay the same tax. More workers than owners. And it would have to be examined whether the contribution of high wages is greater than that of low wages. But why make changes with a tax collection system? Petronor and its threats have triumphed in fiscal policy decisions. There is no news either.