Business outbreak against the Government: "Do not count on us to hinder growth"

The divorce between the Government and the business world widens at a time when the country requires high private investment to accompany European funds.

"Do not count on us to hinder growth," said

,

president of the Family Business Institute (IEF) and the Spanish group

, in a harsh speech agreed with the big businessmen and bankers who are part of the board. of this influential association.

"The partners were waiting for such a speech," says a source from the organization in reflection of the business outbreak with what they consider to be continuous attacks by the coalition government on basic pillars of the business model, in particular the family one, with its tax reform plans and labor and regulatory incursions against private property.

At the closing of the XXIV Family Business Congress, Puig asked, in clear allusion to the Government

business

to respond to short-term emergencies."

Taxes such as inheritance or equity taxes, which do not exist in other neighboring countries, can make a difference in the family business, they say in the IEF. "It is, in essence,

, not making our companies less competitive than our European counterparts and not taxing the transfer of these assets to avoid dismantling companies in operation ", has come to declare Puig in a closing session in which the presence of a member of the Government has been traditional, but there has been a sit-in.

refuses to attend since he was not applauded in the 2018 congress and this time he has not even sent a minister to represent him. "

able to share our work with him, "lamented Puig.

"Our economic model, the reality of Spanish companies, of those companies that make all their decisions from Spain,

" stressed the Catalan businessman.

The IEF board of directors supporting Puig includes José Manuel Entrecanales (Acciona), Sol Daurella (Coca-Cola Europacific Partners), Miguel Abelló (Torreal), Sabina Fluxá (Iberostar) or Juan March, Simón Pedro Barceló and Vicente Boluda with the groups of their surnames.

But if they do not contribute more taxes, how to lower the public deficit? The

Institute replies to

this question that the Minister of Finance,

, replies: "We are very aware of the need to undertake fiscal consolidation policies to restore the balance of public accounts. In this task, count on us ". Specifically, "

" or "in the optimization of public spending and in the efficiency of the services of the Welfare State." They coincide with the economic vice president,

, in which "there are enormous opportunities for public-private collaboration for Spaniards to enjoy better services and benefit from the advantages of living in a social and democratic state of law".

Therefore, "let us dare to explore these ways so that each euro paid in taxes and each euro received in social benefits yields to its full potential in the benefit of citizens".

"

, count on us," according to the association's directors, but provided that the Government does not blow up the current business model.

"Let no one count on us to hinder the legitimate aspirations of our companies to continue progressing, to continue existing," Puig insisted.

It also irritates the government's tone against big business.

"

to criticize the large one. The entrepreneur is supported and that is very good, but the work of the entrepreneur is not valued enough."

DAURELLA: "FOR ME THE DIFFICULT HAS NOT BEEN BEING A WOMAN"

The Family Business Congress has included debates in which large businessmen who rarely speak in public have participated. One of them has been

, president of Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, who has defended the family business model, but highlighting the importance of qualification of those who are in charge. "For me the most difficult thing has not been to be a woman," said the Catalan businesswoman, but "to be the daughter of" in the sense of gaining credibility as an executive beyond her surname. "I recommend going through another company before taking positions," said the woman who runs a multinational company that is currently worth 23,000 million.

The president of Banca March,

,

has also intervened in an unusual way

, which has also had an impact on professionalization.

"We have a rule that under the CEO there are no family members."

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