Left Persists With Plans to Defund Catholic Church
United Left (IU) and Initiative for a Green Catalonia (ICV) proposed an amendment to the National Spanish Budget to deprive the Catholic Church of state funding, remove the tax deduction of volunteer contributions of citizens, and end the benefits on value-added-tax and property tax.
Sources: http://www.publico.es/espana/266052/iu-icv-piden-suprimir-la-casilla-del-irpf-destinada-a-la-financiacion-de-la-iglesia http://www.diariosigloxxi.com/texto-ep/mostrar/20091101122827 http://iurioja.blogspot.com/2009/11/iu-icv-piden-suprimir-la-casilla-del.html http://noticias.terra.es/genteycultura/2009/1101/actualidad/iu-icv-piden-suprimir-la-casilla-del-irpf-destinada-a-la-financiacion-de-la-iglesia-catolica.aspx