The Tax Agency puts a senior official from the Ministry of Finance at the forefront
The socialist executive denies any internal crisis after the departure of Soledad Fernández
MadridThe Spanish government has formalized the change in the leadership of the Tax Agency this Tuesday. Antonio Ansón Latorre (Zaragoza, 1962) will assume the general direction of the tax administration. For just over a year, he has been the director of the cabinet of the Secretary of State for Finance, the highest authority responsible for directing and coordinating fiscal policy, the management of the tax system, and regional financing.
As confirmed by ARA, Ansón will take over from Soledad Fernández Doctor, who requested her departure months ago after four years in office. The ministry announced last week that there would be changes in the leadership of the Tax Agency, although it denied any internal crisis: in addition to Fernández Doctor, two other senior officials will also be leaving.
Latorre joined the Tax Agency as a technician in 1988. He then became an inspector and assumed various coordination and management roles. In 2014, he began working at the Washington offices of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), where he stayed for eight years. Upon his return to Spain, he resumed positions of responsibility, such as the deputy director of human resources within the Tax Agency.
It is precisely this international experience that the Minister of Finance, Arcadi España, highlighted at the press conference of the Council of Ministers. "He is a great professional," stated the minister, who wanted to emphasize that Finance has people from within the organization to make the change: "We have great public servants at the Tax Agency." At the same time, he denied any conflict with his predecessor, Soledad Fernández, despite media reports suggesting a clash over a potential transfer of powers to the Tax Agency of Catalonia. This decentralization, on the other hand, is politically stalled because the Spanish government currently does not support the Generalitat being able to collect income tax as agreed by Esquerra and the PSC for Salvador Illa's investiture.
In fact, España wanted to acknowledge Soledad Fernández Doctor's work at the head of the department and assured that the change is happening because she had requested to leave some time ago. It was the minister who asked her to hold on until the end of this year's tax filing season.