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Financing Overhaul Meets Wall of Regional Opposition as PP Rallies and ERC Raises the Price

With a 14–1 rebuke at the CPFF, the government touts €21 billion for public services and moves to bilateral talks as approval in Parliament remains uncertain.

Overview

  • PP leaders convene in Zaragoza to showcase a united front against the proposed regional financing model and to make it a central campaign issue.
  • The government defends the plan as a €21 billion boost for health, education and care, and says Andalucía would receive about €5.7 billion a year under the proposal.
  • The CPFF outcome left only Catalonia in favor, reinforcing the political blockade and complicating any near-term path to legislative approval.
  • ERC signals it will not open budget negotiations in Barcelona or Madrid unless Catalonia is granted 100% of IRPF collection.
  • The ANC urges pro‑independence parties to reject the pact, arguing the roughly €4.7 billion projected for Catalonia does not correct its structural fiscal deficit.