Today I woke controversial. Or rather, I have awakened. I get an email about the transfer of VAT to Catalonia in the morning, with a data series that have made me think. Imagine you are a member of a family, say you're a brother, and one of your brothers steals the money to your parents, what are you doing? He would tell your parents, right? Well, something similar is what I am proposing today. I am an unusual person to discuss this, because the issue of nationalism seems to me old, boring, that does not awaken in me any kind of passion: I love Catalonia, I love Madrid, Valencia love, I would retire in Menorca sail around the Mediterranean Sea, which itself arouses my interest, and for that matter, I like to Cochin. So no politics. Let's ignore nationalism. Let's talk economics.
When purchasing any product from a company based on Catalonia, VAT is only for Catalonia. VAT transfer to Catalonia is one of the assignments that the government has made in Catalonia in the new statute. Whereas before it had 35%, now have 100%. This means that if you buy a car SEAT Galicia (based in Catalonia) VAT is only Catalonia, and taxes collected in Galicia have no impact on schools, hospitals, roads or anything in Galicia (or any other region of Spain). However, if the same person decides to buy a Ford (Ford headquarters in Madrid Spain and manufactured in Valencia), VAT is not going to Madrid or Valencia, is shared by all regions English and taxes collected in Galicia, Madrid and Valencia have an impact on schools and roads throughout the country. Or for example because the Catalan cava sold this Christmas, all the VAT impact only in Catalonia. While the tax collected by selling fine sherry is allocated to. Since then transfer the VAT to Catalonia, at least, uncooperative. It meant that in practice, will transfer money to poorer regions of the richest region of Spain, such as Catalonia.
The Catalans may argue that they have an entrepreneurial spirit, who have managed to create wealth and I would agree, actually. I am sensitive to those things and I admire him. The question I ask myself is, at this point, then would not it be better, from a strictly economic standpoint, for the rest of Spain, Catalonia was an independent country? And if not yet, are not we getting closer to that? Because VAT can be a lot of money, essentially has no limit ... Imagine, for example, Natural Gas (based in Catalonia) bought Endesa, the resulting company would have almost a monopoly of power in Spain. All VAT would be generated in Spain in Catalonia. However, if EON (German company) bought Endesa, VAT on electricity would be shared from Spain.
In such a situation would be more beneficial, for Spain, from the point of view, that Catalonia was a nation and not autonomy. For Catalans, ask yourself two questions is relevant, is that what they are trying to force, political independence? Or is it just money?
Finally, reflect a global vision. Because if you do Catalonia Valencia why not? "Galicia? Madrid? Does not this open the door we all want our money? But if we are not talking about politics. Biotek Why not independent? Indeed, I want the tax that generates my company Throughout Spain, is in my company, no schools for children of other bloggers as Alberto Noguera, TrackRecord, Fernan2 or Alfonso Ballesteros. Besides, I'm a molecular biologist who also speak a language no one understands. And I have I taken a look at some land in Menorca, with a pier and a house was to be a republic of the cutest ... Biotek independent!
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