The deputy of Compromís integrated into the Sumar group in Congress, Alberto Ibáñez, has lashed out this Thursday against the remunerations that the daughters of the former President of the Government José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, indicted in the "Plus Ultra case", would have received for document layout work, considering it disproportionate that they earn "the same as a Valencian primary school teacher in seven and a half years".
"I think it's not normal, when the most common salary in Spain is close to 19,000 euros gross per year, there are people who have earned 250,000 euros for laying out company reports," Ibáñez denounced.
In statements in the corridors of Congress, the Valencian parliamentarian insisted on the need for the Courts to review the statute of former presidents and approve a Lobby Law "now," with the aim of "not normalizing these types of issues, whether legal or not."
He demands explanations from the PSOE for the Plus Ultra case
Ibáñez believes that, although Zapatero's indictment has left the socialist ranks in "shock," the PSOE is obliged to clarify all the circumstances surrounding Plus Ultra. "They cannot bunker themselves."
In relation to a possible motion of no confidence against Pedro Sánchez, especially following the indictment of the former president, the leader of Compromís specified that his party would not support it. However, he set as a red line that the courts prove that the PSOE has been illegally financed; in that scenario, he warned, they would demand the calling of general elections.
As long as that supposed event does not occur, he pointed out that his priority is to "drag" the PSOE towards measures such as prohibiting speculative housing purchases, reducing the tax burden on the self-employed, and increasing it on those who operate through SOCIMIs. "This is our job," he added.
Defense of the continuity of Sumar in the Government
Although he admits that Zapatero's indictment order "doesn't smell good," the Compromís representative emphasizes that there is "no solid evidence" to prove that the former socialist president, "let alone the Government, has done anything illicit."
For this reason, he maintains that Sumar is not considering leaving the Executive and that it would not be "fair" for "those who are doing well" to do so. In his opinion, "I believe that the bravest measures taken by the Government have been driven by ministries from parties within the Sumar sphere, formerly Unidas Podemos," he argued, emphasizing that "if things go wrong," what should be done is "to issue an ultimatum to the PSOE, "but not to those partners who are fulfilling the Government agreement."