Overview
- Finance chief María Jesús Montero outlined a reform that would raise the share of IRPF and VAT collected by regions above 50% and apply the controversial principle of ordinalidad, with reports estimating about €4.7 billion more annually for Catalonia if enacted.
- Regional finance ministers from PP-led governments will attend the January 14 CPFF session to examine the reform’s bases, saying they lack full documentation and reserving the option of a walkout as a protest gesture.
- Alberto Núñez Feijóo called a January 18 summit of PP regional presidents in Aragón and vowed to present an alternative financing model within a year if he becomes prime minister.
- At the PP’s A Coruña conclave, party figures intensified attacks on Pedro Sánchez, and Feijóo announced he will seek legal changes to the suplicatorio mechanism to prevent its use as a shield against judicial investigations.
- Internal tensions persist within the PSOE over the ERC deal, and in Galicia the PSdeG convened a National Committee as leader José Ramón Gómez Besteiro faced criticism linked to harassment complaints.