The former Spanish government minister and current member of the European Parliament (MEP) said in an interview in La Razón that he had asked the government not to give up the “co-sovereignty” of the Rock and regretted that Spain had not seized the “golden opportunity” of Brexit in 2016 to reclaim the territory, thus allowing Gibraltar to It has become the “Cayman Islands of Southern Europe”. For its financial policy.
“The moment Spain renounces dealing with sovereignty, it is on a very dangerous path. When, in addition to abandoning it, it allows the perpetuation of a privileged financial system in the south of the peninsula and de facto guarantees that this system will not be changed, in my opinion it is irretrievable and represents a concession of our interests,” defended the former minister who in turn added ““Once this government gave up the opportunity to take advantage of Brexit to regain sovereignty and agreed to promote a privileged system, the rest went downhill,” he added.
Tax rate criticism
Likewise, the politician took the opportunity to attack Spain and the European Union for allowing Gibraltar to impose its own personal income tax rate and corporate tax rate. In half Which Spain owns.
“They do not seem to be demanding joint use of the airport, which, it must be remembered, is built on an isthmus that Spain has never ceded.”“The amazing thing is that the British can say that Gibraltar is English and we cannot say that Gibraltar is Spanish,” the Spanish politician criticised.
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