in july 2013, faes presented a report for an ambitious tax reform entitled “una reforma fiscal para el crecimiento y el empleo.” in english, this translates to “a fiscal reform for growth and employment.” this tax reform seeks to lower taxes in order to promote factors such as economic growth and job creation. at the launch of this the report, which took place on the 2013 faes campus, mr. aznar (president of faes) advocated such a reform, citing the success that other similarly ambitious tax reforms have had in the past. these include tax reforms undertaken by the spanish government in 1999 and 2003.