La presión fiscal en España descendió en 2001 y se sitúa en el 35,4 por 100, la segunda más baja de la UE [Tax pressure in Spain decreased in 2001 and is now 35.4 percent, the second lowest in the EU]

On 30 October 2002, the Spanish Secretary of State for the Budget and Expenditure, Elvira Rodríguez and the General Inspector of State Administration, Alicia Díaz Zurro presented the report, 'Economic and Financial Performance of Public Administrations in 2001', which was published by the IGAE (General Inspectorate of State Administration).