Spain's housing decree: Junts told 90% of demands met
Spain’s housing minister says a decree covering evictions meets 90% of Junts’ demands, but the party wants it withdrawn. Isabel Rodríguez urges Junts to back the measure during a debate in Spain’s Congress of Deputies in Madrid on 2 October. She says MPs could then turn the decree into a bill, giving Junts a chance to propose changes.
What the decree offers
Rodríguez points to tax breaks for tenants and landlords, interest-free loans for young people and a cut in VAT on construction to 4%. She also cites tax exemptions for people over 65 who move into a care home.
The minister says public authorities, particularly those of Spain’s autonomous communities, would cover unpaid rent. She presents this as a way to protect small landlords when tenants fall behind.
Junts wants the decree withdrawn
Patxi López, the Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party’s spokesman in Congress, says the government will not withdraw it. He says the decree has already halted evictions, while Rodríguez points to the eviction of an 87-year-old woman from Madrid’s Retiro district as she argues for its approval.
Sumar MP Gerardo Pisarello criticises Junts, the People’s Party and Vox over their opposition to the measure. The report gives no result for the vote.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com