Overview

• The Consell Executiu is set to approve a decree-law to overhaul the Catalan Tax Agency’s legal regime, boosting its autonomy and creating new professional corps to prepare for a future tax‑collection role.
• The government completes the regulatory framework for the ‘ley de barrios’, unlocking a €1 billion, five‑year program for neighborhood rehabilitation with the first call expected shortly.
• Talks on a Catalan airport governance model have moved to the Spanish Government level, with Transport Secretary of State José Antonio Santano involved and proposals such as a Catalan Airport Authority and rail links under discussion, subject to Aena and ministerial sign‑off.
• The Council of Ministers in July approved the new mixed company Rodalies de Catalunya, which is slated to take over Cercanías and medium‑distance operations next year.
• ERC warns current advances on financing fall short and may refuse to open budget negotiations, as Madrid readies a bill in two weeks for partial regional debt relief totaling €83 billion, including €17.1 billion for Catalonia, pending Cortes approval.