Overview

• Junts secretary general Jordi Turull claimed Andalusia pays new deductions for gym fees and veterinary costs "with the money of the Catalans," calling the policy a "perversión".
• The 2026 Andalusian budget includes IRPF deductions of up to €100 for gym or federated sports fees, relief for veterinary expenses for new pets, and an expanded rental deduction of up to €1,200 for under‑35s and over‑65s with specified incomes.
• Andalusian president Juanma Moreno responded by demanding respect and announcing there will be another deduction, while Economy Minister Carolina España urged Finance Minister María Jesús Montero to press Turull and Junts for a public apology.
• Montero said Andalusians do not live off others’ subsidies, and Madrid regional official Miguel Ángel García Martín told Turull to respect other regions’ fiscal autonomy.
• Turull tied his criticism to Catalonia’s claims of underfinancing and pressure on public services from demographic change, as IU/Sumar deputy Enrique Santiago backed the critique and called the exemptions shameful given alleged health service cuts.