Andorra’s Finance Minister resigns for not paying taxes
The until now Minister of Finance and spokesman for the government of Andorra, Eric Jover, presented his broadcast yesterday afternoon, after it was made public that the Andorran Tax Agency had opened a file on his company for not paying the income tax since 2019. societies. Nor had he paid the indirect general tax (IGI) for years, the equivalent of Spanish VAT. Jover submitted his “irrevocable” resignation to the Andorran Head of Government, Xavier Espot, hours after the Andorran newspaper publish the opening of the file to the company Representacions Jover SLU.
The former minister is the sole administrator of this firm, dedicated to the sale of cheese and other food products. The Andorran Treasury will require a provisional liquidation of twenty thousand euros of corporate tax, which Jover finished. Jover stated that he decided to resign to avoid doubting the political project he represented and his work in the Andorran government.
He made these statements during a public appearance together with Espot, who praised Jover’s work and referred to the reason for his resignation as a “human error”. “This is not a criminal offence, we are talking about an error that was perfectly rectifiable,” stressed the Andorran Head of Government, and expressed his confidence that his move to Jover’s side would be “temporary, so that it does not remain in the media.” During his appearance in the afternoon, Espot advanced that the new head of the Finance portfolio and Spokesperson for the Andorran Government will be Cèsar Marquina.
Until now, Marquina held the position of Secretary of State for Digital Transition and Strategic Projects.