Popular senator José Antonio Monago has submitted a series of questions in the Senate to find out if the Tax Agency has initiated inspection actions against David Sánchez, brother of the Government president, following the statements of its officials before Judge Beatriz Biedma.
José Antonio Monago, the Popular Party senator for Badajoz, has submitted a series of questions in the Senate directed at the Tax Agency to ascertain whether, after its officials testified before Judge Beatriz Biedma, any verification, investigation or inspection actions have been initiated regarding David Sánchez Pérez-Castejón, brother of the Government president.
Monago bases his request on the disparity of criteria that, in his opinion, the Treasury applies. He recalls that the Tax Agency has informed the judge of the National Court overseeing the Plus Ultra case about the initiation of inspection actions against former president José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, his family circle, and related companies. However, in the case of Pedro Sánchez's brother, the tax officials stated before the judge that they had not conducted on-site checks, limiting themselves to contrasting data from their databases.
Monago questions the tax inaction regarding Sánchez's brother
The Extremaduran senator emphasizes the procedure being followed in the Court of Instruction number 3 of Badajoz. There, the Tax Agency officials declared that the report sent regarding David Sánchez's tax situation was prepared without conducting any proper verification or inspection actions. "They limited themselves to contrasting the information available in their databases," Monago points out in his written statement, recorded by the Popular Group in the Senate.
For the PP, the issue is particularly relevant because in Zapatero's case, the Treasury would have activated general inspection actions even with a criminal procedure ongoing, while in the case of the president's brother, it has been maintained that there was no significant tax risk and that it was not appropriate to initiate checks once the matter was judicialized.
Monago's specific questions to the Treasury
Monago officially asks whether the Tax Agency has initiated, after the testimony of its officials before Judge Biedma, any verification, investigation or inspection actions regarding David Sánchez. If so, he demands to know the date they were initiated, which body agreed to them, which tax years they cover, and what their scope is, general or partial.
He also inquires whether any actions have been taken concerning his tax residence, taxation on personal income tax or non-resident income tax, possible increases in wealth, donations received, acquisitions of real estate, or income received from Spanish public entities. If the answer is negative, he requests a detailed explanation of why these actions have not been initiated despite the doubts raised in court regarding his tax residence, his employment relationship with a public administration, and his wealth evolution.
The senator goes further and asks whether it can be considered a crime of prevarication for a public official to acknowledge in court not fulfilling their inspection obligation. He also seeks to know what objective criterion explains why the Treasury has initiated inspection actions against Zapatero and his circle, despite there also being an open judicial case, and not done so, if that were the case, regarding David Sánchez.
Additionally, Monago requests information on who ordered, supervised, or validated the report sent by the Tax Agency to the Badajoz court regarding David Sánchez, and why that report was sent without individual signatures or identifying letterhead. He also asks whether any internal information has been opened to clarify the circumstances of its preparation.
What does this request mean for the citizen?
Monago's series of questions focuses on the possible existence of preferential tax treatment towards the president's circle. If the Treasury has not initiated any inspection on David Sánchez, the case could fuel the debate on equality before the law and transparency in the actions of the Tax Agency. For now, the Senate will have to process the questions, and the Government will have to respond within a legal timeframe. The response, when it arrives, will shed light on whether Sánchez's brother has been subject to a proper tax investigation or whether, on the contrary, any actions that could inconvenience the Executive have been avoided.
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