Overview
- At the awards gala, Josep Sánchez Llibre defended entrepreneurs, decried that they are treated as “presuntos delincuentes,” and called for explicit respect for private property.
- He detailed fiscal proposals to scrap the wealth tax, cap inheritance and gift levies at 5%, deflate personal income tax brackets, and improve treatment of the self‑employed.
- On housing, he urged the removal of Barcelona’s mandatory 30% affordable quota in new developments and favored targeted tax incentives to expand supply, rehabilitation and rentals.
- He pressed to consolidate the El Prat airport expansion and to strengthen Rodalies, citing a need for roughly €5.5 billion in annual infrastructure investment, while also seeking longer nuclear plant lifetimes and repeal of the 7% electricity generation tax.
- He opposed a statutory 37.5‑hour workweek and universal time tracking, demanded simpler procedures to cut red tape, and the event drew more than 800 leaders including President Salvador Illa as it honored Oliu, Fontana and Letta.