Rajoy says that government decisions have allowed emerge 124,000 million euros

USPA NEWS - The Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, said Wednesday in Congress, between the years 2012, 2013 and 2014, the actions in the fight against fraud have raised 34.785 million euros, "the best evidence of history" the Tax Agency.

According to the National Statistics Institute (INE in its Spanish acronym), added the president, in the first quarter of 2015 has been raised 2.889 million. In reply to a question from Socialist deputy Pedro Sanchez on the democratic quality of institutions, the Prime Minister said that Spain "is a country with strong, democratic and functioning institutions." Asserting that justice is independent, Rajoy said that appointments to the Constitutional Court and the General Council of the Judiciary were made with the vote for the PSOE. About the Tax Agency (AEAT in its acronym in Spanish), Rajoy stressed that government decisions have allowed emerge 124,000 million euros in this term, money that from now will be taxed in Spain.

The chief executive also highlights other data. Between 2012 and 2014, he said, the fight against fraud grossed 34.785 million euros, representing the best figure in the history of the AEAT. In this regard, he added that, according to the INE, in the first quarter of 2015 and has been raised 2.889 million euros. In addition to clarifying the process of fiscal adjustment "no clean or erase crimes," Rajoy said he did not provide details of any taxpayer, as did previous governments fulfilling their obligation.

Anti-Jihadist terrorism

The President explained that the fight against terrorism is a permanent objective of both the European Council and of the Council of Justice and Home Affairs of the EU and of the Council of Foreign and Defence. He added that now works in coordination in different areas such as external border controls, combating arms trafficking, exchange of information or the prevention of radicalization.

As regards the role of the regional police, Rajoy said that both the Spanish Constitution and Article 17 of the Statute of Basque Autonomy set their competencies and these are confined to the territorial scope of the autonomous community. He also commented that the competent autonomy in matters of public safety have access to Interpol, Europol and Sirene "adequate and appropriate". Specifically, the Basque Police displayed in the Division of International Cooperation of the National Police by assigning four permanent liaison officers.