Lisbon, March 11 (EFE) .- The Minister of Economy of Portugal, Manuel Caldeira Cabral, today asked the Portuguese do not refuel fuel for their vehicles in the neighboring Spain and the Portuguese “budgetary context” can be resent if tax revenues fall.
When putting fuel into Spanish territory “many Portuguese are paying taxes in Spain. We have to ask the Portuguese do not do, “said Caldeira Cabral, in remarks broadcast by the public television channel RTP.
Many Portuguese commute daily to neighboring Spain, a country with which Portugal has about 1,200 kilometers of border land in Specifically with the autonomous regions of Galicia, Andalusia, Extremadura and Castile and Leon.
“We are concerned about the issue of competition at the border. Portugal has different tax conditions to Spain and have to worry. Taxes, rather than being paid in Portugal, paid in Spain, where a slightly lower rate, “the minister said.
” we are in the budgetary context that is what it is … And we must work with him throughout the country, “Caldeira recalled, referring to a drop in tax collection may contribute to breaking the rigid rules of deficit in the European Union (EU).
Since last 12 February is in force in Portugal a tax on gasoline and diesel with 6 cents per liter, a rate that generated the protest of fuel suppliers and transport sector.
for every euro fuel, 70% are imposed, according to spokesmen for the transport sector, which indicated that in Spain the rate is also high, although 10 percentage points lower than in Portugal.
“We have to work with associations industry and hear what proposals they have. We are open to listen, “said the minister
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