The Minister of Public Governance and Self-Government of the Basque Government has highlighted that the transfer of the minimum vital income to the Basque Autonomous Community is a milestone, a great advance in terms of self-government.
After yesterday the Basque and Spanish governments formalized the transfer of the IMV to Euskadi, the Minister of Public Governance and Self-government of the Basque Government, Olatz Garamendiconsiders that there are tools to be able to manage Social Security “from here” and stresses that the transfer of the Minimum Vital Income is a “step forward” also in that aspect.
The transfer comes 16 months after the agreement and Garamendi has admitted that it has cost, but that the transfer has been made in the way that it should have been done. Thus, the Basque Government will assume the full transfer and without time limit.
Garamendi explained that if in the future the Government of Spain makes any changes to the benefit, for example in the conditions or in the amounts, the Basque Government will also make changes and this will be reflected in the Quota.
Regarding Social Security, he acknowledged that it is still in the research and study phase.
In a interview granted to the program “faktoria” from Euskadi Irratia, Olatz Garamendi stressed that the transfer of the Minimum Vital Income to the Basque Autonomous Community is a milestone, a great advance in terms of self-government. “We have shown Madrid that Social Security can be managed from here, without breaking (financial) solidarity”, he added. In this sense, he is confident that the IMV will be a turning point to unlock other skills.
Source: Eitb
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