Overview
- The Spanish government and ERC have sealed a financing agreement that boosts Catalonia’s resources by €4.686 billion and increases its share of IRPF and VAT revenues without granting full tax collection authority.
- A critical ERC current, Col·lectiu Primer d’Octubre, rejects the deal as falling short of a Basque-style fiscal regime and demands a party-wide vote on whether to keep backing Salvador Illa’s government in the Catalan Parliament.
- Junqueras has scheduled meetings this week with CCOO on Tuesday and UGT on Wednesday, with further sessions planned with Foment del Treball, Pimec, Cecot and Òmnium Cultural to rally support.
- Business lobby Foment calls the additional funds clearly insufficient and laments that the Catalan Tax Agency still would not manage taxes paid in Catalonia, while unions have sounded more optimistic.
- Congressional approval remains uncertain as ERC continues talks on a bill to let Catalonia fully collect IRPF and seeks to sway Junts, whose seven seats could prove pivotal in the months-long legislative process.