June 30th. The day that marks the equator of the year. An opportunity to look back and reflect on how the first six months of 2023 have gone, before looking for the best way to face the remaining six. They are also dates indicated in areas such as the public. In this case, in the Spanish Tax Agency. As every June 30, the Treasury has published its list of large defaulters, and unique names always appear among them.
In basic terms, this is the list of taxpayers who as of December 31, 2022 owed an amount greater than 600,000 euros. On this occasion, the figure reaches 6,076, 13.7% less than in 2021; owing a total amount of 15,212 million euros, 14.1% less than in the previous year. Since it began to be published in 2015, it is customary to see curious names mixed among large companies, and this year it is not for less.
One of the main novelties is that of José María Enríquez Negreira, former LaLiga referee and former vice president of the Technical Committee of Referees, who is currently involved in an investigation for alleged payments that he would have received from Fútbol Club Barcelona between 1994 and 2018. Although he is accused After having received a total amount of 7.3 million euros, on the list he owes a much lower amount: 1.1 million.
Another footballing name that attracts attention is that of Malcom, a former Barça player who has 821,000 euros pending regularization, despite having only played one season at the Camp Nou, 2018-2019. In more well-known areas at the national level, several actresses such as Paz Vega or Patricia Conde appear. The Sevillian who currently resides in Los Angeles owes an amount of around 1.7 million euros, while in the case of the presenter from Pucelana it would be just one million.
The celebrities of the world of the heart do not escape debts with the Treasury either. While Kiko Matamoros seems to have gotten rid of her after appearing on the list last year, her ex-wife Makoke does not. According to the papers published by the Tax Agency, she has 954,588.93 euros pending deposit, a figure that exceeded one million in 2021. Part of her problems stem from the house she shared with Matamoros before her separation .
Notable names are not spared from the more artistic areas, such as Merche or José Luis Moreno. The Cádiz-born singer owes a total of 856,737.39 euros to the Spanish treasury, the same amount as on the last list. For his part, the Madrid ventriloquist and businessman would have pending payment of 950,186.83 euros, while he continues to be involved in Operation Titella due to his alleged involvement in a network of financial scams.
