Ayuso questions lack of tax inspections in government corruption cases

Madrid's regional president, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, has described as 'suspicious' the fact that the Spanish tax agency has not opened any fiscal inspections into individuals linked to corruption scandals involving the government and the Socialist Party (PSOE). Speaking in Buitrago del Lozoya, Ayuso specifically referenced the case of former Prime Minister José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, after a judge offered the tax agency the chance to join an investigation into jewels worth €1.3 million found in his safe. Ayuso alleged a 'state corruption and organised mafia' that 'is attacking the pillars of the state, the separation of powers, and corrupting democratic checks and balances'. She also claimed that Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has 'kidnapped' the PSOE and is dragging the country toward 'authoritarianism and decomposition'. The comments come amid a series of corruption probes affecting the government. No official response from the government or PSOE has been reported in the articles. Source: infobae Source: elespanol

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Ayuso insisted that tax inspections should be carried out 'not out of revenge, but out of objectivity and coherence'. She also voiced solidarity with Venezuela after a recent earthquake, noting that the Madrid region had sent aid via the ERICAM emergency service. Source: elespanol