The Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, has rejected the request of the PP Deputy Secretary of Economy, Juan Bravo, to hold a meeting to negotiate the support of the popular for the decree of measures planned to try to alleviate the effects of inflation.

Montero, they explain from Feijóo's party, has declined the proposal and has sent the PP leaders to meet with the socialist representatives in the Congress of Deputies.

From the Ministry of Finance they point out that the decree "is in parliamentary process" and, consequently, "it is normal to frame the negotiations in Parliament."

And then they point out that perhaps the PP with its petition "is disavowing Cuca Gamarra", general secretary of the party and popular spokesperson in Congress.

The popular ones, for their part, indicate that they are "willing to support the Government's text if the Executive extends the VAT reduction proposed for some foods, to other basic food products such as meat, fish and preserves."

In short, if he agrees to complete his measures with the proposals reiterated by Feijóo for months.

Genoa regrets that Montero has declined the proposal to hold a meeting and they point out that "on other occasions, when the rule is from the Government, it is the latter who assumes the dialogue."

Consequently, they express their "surprise" at the decision of the minister who, they recall, "did negotiate other economic texts with minority groups through ministers such as the Presidency, Félix Bolaños."

In this sense, they claim to see "with concern" how the Government "closes the doors to negotiate the support of the party that represents the Government's alternative for a decree that includes some proposals of the PP, but that clearly", they add, "must admit reforms for the benefit of Spanish families, who can no longer bear the current economic context".

To these approaches, the Treasury responds by insisting that what the PP does is "look for excuses to avoid supporting positive measures for the social majority."

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