PP says workers with children would get tax cuts under its first budget

Alberto Nadal says a PP government would cut taxes for workers with children through its first budget under party leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo.

Nadal is the PP’s deputy secretary for economic affairs and helped write its economic programme.

The party says it would first audit Spain’s public accounts if it came to power, examining spending, contracts and public companies.

Nadal says the outgoing government could leave hidden deficits, and that Spain might have to repay some EU funds depending on the EU’s assessment.

A new government would discuss its plans with Brussels and set a path to reduce public debt under the EU’s fiscal rules.

The PP says it could redirect spending from programmes it considers unnecessary to public services, pensions and infrastructure while creating room for tax cuts.

The tax promises depend on what the audit finds and on the agreement with the EU; Nadal says extraordinary measures like those taken in 2011 are less likely.