The president of the PP and candidate for the Presidency of the Government, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, has announced this Friday to young people that, if his party reaches La Moncloa, it will put into action tax cuts on the first salary, incentives for those who decide to start out as self-employed, tax reliefs for children, and free nursery schools from 0 to 3 years old jointly funded by the State and the autonomous communities.
At an event held in the Madrid neighborhood of Tetuán with young people from the PP, in which the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, and the president of Nuevas Generaciones and candidate for Congress for Madrid, Ignacio Dancausa, also took part, Feijóo made a direct appeal to the youth vote. "I won’t let you down, vote for the PP with enthusiasm," he proclaimed.
The popular leader, who in the last few weeks has thrown himself into winning support from the youngest—especially through social networks—has admitted that he himself is a "boomer," but he has asked that "no one resigns themselves to the bad they know" nor be pulled along "by fear and lies" that, in his view, they will try to "peddle" during the electoral campaign. In his understanding, "the one who has let you down is the Government, and that is why on November 29 the Government has to be changed."
IRPF tax cut in the first years of work
With this goal in mind, he outlined a package of proposals aimed at young people, starting with access to the labor market. He has stated that "in your first year you won’t pay the IRPF. I want to tell you that you will have a 75% deduction in the second year, 50% in the third year, and 25% in the fourth year," stressing that this scheme will allow them to build up savings in the early years of their professional career.
In the field of entrepreneurship, he has promised support for those who choose to create their own business. He has explained that, if they register as self-employed, they will not pay the Social Security contribution during the first year of activity and that the contributions will be subsidized during that same period if they hire their first worker. In his view, in Spain "it has to be worth it to work."
With a view to work-life balance and childbearing, he has advanced that, for those who want to start a family, tax assistance for children with monthly payments will be promoted, the adaptation of working hours for the care of minors will be encouraged, and free nursery schools from 0 to 3 years old will be extended throughout the country, co-funded between the State and the autonomous communities.
"I'm not here to give you anything away; I'm here to remove obstacles for you"
Feijóo has assured that his commitment is about returning to young people the illusion, hope, prosperity, and confidence in the future because, as he has indicated, "nobody deserves more" than they do for the national reconstruction of Spain and "nobody needs more" than they do for political change to become real on November 29.
"I'm not here to give you anything away; I'm here to remove obstacles for you," he has told the attendees, stressing that he does not believe in "gifts funded with people's money" but in "effort."
The PP candidate has directed much of his reproaches at the Executive of Pedro Sánchez. "They have promoted a youth that gives up. I will recognize the effort of young people. I'll say it as many times as it takes," he said, before urging them to "vote with confidence in the future."
In this sense, he has asked that "sadness and anger do not paralyze us, but instead drive us to move forward. On November 29 we can give Spain a decent Government and a competent Government that only responds to the interests of the Spanish people and defends our country."
Feijóo has accused Sánchez's Government of having diverted important resources "in the form of bites, paying prostitutes in public companies," by hiring people "who were not qualified" and neglecting security, and he added that it has also taken from young people "hope, well-being, and the illusion" of being able to access housing.
Work, housing, and family as axes for young people
At another point in his speech, the popular leader defended a country in which young people can achieve decent employment, access housing, form a family, and develop their life project with freedom.
He has emphasized that "I am not going to be your head influencer, even though I was very comfortable yesterday with Jordi Wild," referring to the podcast with the youtuber released this same Friday. He has insisted that he does not aspire to become "a promoter" who tells them what to do: "Do whatever you consider appropriate according to the law," he stressed.
Feijóo has also wanted to recognize the attitude of Miguel and Daniel, two young PP militants from Barakaldo (Vizcaya) present at the event, whom, as he has recounted, they “beat them up” on the day of the general strike “simply for being in a headquarters of the Partido Popular.” Addressing the attackers, he has ruled: “They never silenced us, they’re never going to silence us, and we are going to beat them at the ballot box.”
“I am a boomer” and the superhero video
The PP leader has also stopped to talk about the video from Nuevas Generaciones shown during the event, in which he appears portrayed as a superhero and the President of the Government and Socialist candidate, Pedro Sánchez, as a villain.
“I’m not going to hide. I’m a boomer; that’s what I am, so I neither feel ashamed nor do I hide. But I’m starting to think that between the (video) you’ve put up today and the edits that are circulating around there, because of the campaign, it feels like this is going too far,” he said, referring to the images generated with AI after his slip of “Anotop at” in Congress.
For that reason, he has confessed to NNGG that he doubts whether to ask them to explain what is happening on social media or to stay out of it. “For now I’m opting for the second—by not finding out—but what you’ve sent, I admit, I’m enjoying it,” he pointed out.
At the beginning of his speech, Díaz Ayuso also mentioned that video and backed the audiovisual initiative of Nuevas Generaciones. “Good heavens, Mr. President, I want a video like that,” the President of Madrid exclaimed.