Vox warning to the PP: it overturns all its amendments to the omnibus law

PalmThe conflict between the PP and Vox has once again been evident in the Balearic Parliament. The far-right party has voted against all amendments presented by the PP, some 80, to the Law on Strategic Projects, known as the omnibus law, during the committee meeting of the Treasury and Budgets Commission this Tuesday. The move leaves a package of key measures for the legislature in suspense and is seen as a clear warning from Vox to Marga Prohens' government.The decision means that various prominent proposals will be blocked or will have to be debated again. Among these amendments are tax reductions to expand the thresholds for property transfer tax (ITP) rebates, to lower the tax on documented legal acts (AJD), as well as a 50% reduction in both ITP and AJD for the purchase of limited-price housing.

The package also included the possibility of legalizing housing on rural land and modifications in areas such as administrative management, energy, or agriculture. Furthermore, Vox's vote against has left in limbo the deduction proposed by the Government to prevent rent increases in rental contracts being renewed this year.

The PP also registered a battery of amendments aimed at reducing bureaucratic burdens and streamlining the creation of social services, such as the outsourcing of certain bureaucratic procedures, among others.

Despite the political setback, Vox clarifies that it is not a definitive rejection. Party sources assure that the vote against is a move to force negotiations with the PP, in a context of growing tension between both formations that once again highlights the fragility of the parliamentary majority.

In particular, Vox has not supported these amendments arguing that they were not agreed upon and that to count on their vote, another negotiation space would have to be opened. In this way, Santiago Abascal's party has rejected the approximately 80 amendments from the Popular Party, since, as they have said, the agreement focused on the amendments presented by Vox. Now, these amendments remain pending and will be debated again in committee where, Vox has warned, if there is no agreement, they will vote against them again.