PSOE spokesperson in the Madrid City Council, Reyes Maroto, underscored this Monday the importance of "redistributing wealth" and of ensuring quality public services, after being questioned about the fiscal slogan 'Tax the rich' promoted by Frente Amplio.
During a media appearance on the occasion of the feast day of the Virgen de la Almudena, Maroto referred to the proposal filed by Frente Amplio candidate Ada Colau, which includes applying a 2% levy to assets exceeding one million euros and a 3% levy to those exceeding 50 million.
"Progressivity in taxation is something that, from the PSOE, we defend," the socialist leader stated. Along these lines, she stressed that "it is not about taxing more some than others," but rather "redistributing those revenues better so that citizens can have the best services and, above all, quality public services".
Maroto insisted that the tax system must be "progressive" and "sufficient to fill the public administrations' coffers," rejecting that the tax debate be framed as a clash between social classes. "This is not about confronting the rich and the poor. I believe that what it is about is redistributing that wealth," she concluded.