The ASG candidate proposes a tax system that recognizes the additional costs of being an island and an update of the Special Economic Regime (REF), with specific attention to La Gomera, La Palma, and El Hierro.
Yaiza Castilla, the candidate for the Agrupación Socialista Gomera (ASG) in the Senate, has made advocating for a 60% rebate on the state portion of personal income tax one of her priorities. The proposal seeks to ensure that the state's tax decisions take into account the extra effort involved in living and investing in La Gomera.
"My commitment is to take a specific demand to Madrid: that the tax system recognizes the challenges faced by our island. Doing the shopping, running a small business, or operating a farm involves costs that must be taken into account," says Castilla.
The candidate explains that this measure requires agreements and legislative changes, so her goal will be to work from the Senate to promote its development. "We are advocating for a proposal that needs political support and regulations to ensure its implementation. That is the task I want to take on on behalf of La Gomera," she says.
In addition to the subsidy, ASG is proposing an update to the Economic and Tax Regime of the Canary Islands that specifically addresses La Gomera, La Palma, and El Hierro. ASG emphasizes that the challenges linked to insularity also impact farmers, ranchers, and fishermen, whose livelihoods depend on production and transportation costs that affect their competitiveness.
The ASG's tax agenda also includes direct relief measures for families, SMEs and self-employed workers, along with support for the island's agriculture, livestock, fishing and industry. "We need fiscal policy to help offset the double insularity and support those who sustain employment and economic activity in La Gomera," adds Castilla.
"The advocacy for La Gomera in Madrid must translate into proposals that help sustain economic activity and improve living conditions. I will work to ensure that our unique characteristics are taken into account when negotiating fiscal measures," concludes the ASG candidate.
This proposal is part of the line of work that ASG has been advocating on an ongoing basis, not only in the Parliament of the Canary Islands, but also in meetings held with representatives of the Spanish government, in which the party has conveyed the need to move towards a differentiated tax system that effectively compensates for the additional costs borne by the non-capital islands.
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