that is not true, mr toledo, i can't let you get away with that. for example, i can name you two regions, right now — the basque region and navarre — they both have much more significant tax raising and fiscal powers than catalonia. you know that. no, no, catalonia has all the powers which they do not have. anyway, catalonia has never had so much power and we can discuss that. we can discuss fiscal arrangements. in fact, president rajoy has invited so many times the then—president puigdemont to come and discuss in the commission, to discuss the fiscal territorial arrangement and they do not come. president rajoy has offered to discuss 45 different complaints that effect real life for real people in catalonia and they have refused. president rajoy is offering first of all to restore the legality, to restore self—government, have election and, with a new catalan government he will be open for discussing any thing and if they wanted change the constitution, we have our legal framework, they have to propose that in parliament, they have to conduct poli

mr toledo, let us move on to another issue which is very much in your portfolio, given that you are responsible the state of the brexit negotiations. the british government is very keen to see the eu move on to the next phase of brexit negotiations when the european council meets in december. the british say they have done enough on the various first phase issues to move to the really big deal, which is talking about the future trade relationship. do you, in spain, ce enough progress made for you and your government to back a move to the second phase of the brexit negotiations —— see enough question whether negotiations are under way as we talk. i hear there is some progress. there was not enough progress. there was not enough progress last time we met at the european council. there was some positive steps, i must say, taken by prime minister may that were acknowledged and we in spain acknowledged and we in spain acknowledge them. we think that we need a deal and we think we are getting closer. but we need something more. and the british government knows... let me, let me try to make this quick

mr. abraham. our trade tax policy as we all know has encouraged that corporate business model that shuts down factories in toledo or dayton chefs production then sells the goods back to the united states. many of those don't pay enough in wages or benefits to compensate so a the of vocal of international tax reform that if we will give a tax break to the middle-class we ought to do give it to them directly but the other goal is we should stop outsourcing we have all said that and paid homage but i am not sure so my question is the bill introduced by senate republicans has a minimum tax rate for those intangible assets with their property trade secrets kept offshore as i read that there is no equivalent or minimum rate for real business activity overseas meeting every corporation has the incentive to keep profits overseas. correct?. >> there is attacks on routine returns operating overseas. >> does that incentivize them to keep the profits overseas?. >> yes. >> that is amazing considering a the speeches we have heard with the position of the president and this committee and my colleagues at the white house of it