Aznar calls on parties ‘system’ a “national stability and growth pact” – Diario La Nube (Press Release)

Former Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar discussed today at the Third ABC newspaper the weight of public deficits in national politics. In it, he proposes to those parties “that may be part of a reasonable government” after the 26-J to reach a “national stability and growth pact”.

Aznar at a rally (Photo PP)

in his view, the current fiscal problem is product” of our policy or lack of it. ” The former president says that excessive debt “constitutes a restriction of sovereignty undesirable and unacceptable failure of solidarity between generations”. Aznar insists on the need to resume the “reform agenda, not cuts” and warns about the short life of the electoral promises of public spending.

THE DEFICIT AS ISSUE NATIONAL

“I regret that the official response to my words have been a wrong comparison with the first term of the Popular Party government that I chaired. Errada by inaccurate -not true that in the previous legislature has reduced the deficit more than in the period 1996-2000-, and forced, because then the deficit target that allowed

us to enter the euro was fulfilled, as know first hand the current ministers of finance and economy-and now, unfortunately, no. Then there was no euro or the Stability Pact, and now I do. ” “The fiscal problem we have is not owned by the PP or the Government”, “is a problem of our economy, our society, and, above all, is a problem of our policy or lack thereof, depending how you look” . “Little can be expected from populism to assault, but the electoral campaign should highlight the need for national stability and growth pact between the parties that may be part of a reasonable government. An agreement that takes advantage of the favorable circumstances and assume the commitment to budgetary stability, which is a commitment to Europe and to ourselves, not only economic, but political. A pact that would project confidence and credibility to the outside, which protect us against the negative impacts of a changing environment that can hardly and improve and boost the reform agenda is urgent to resume “.

ABC 1 3. Jose Maria Aznar

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(Text Prepared made from news summary press services Moncloa)