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Regions Reject Spain’s Financing Overhaul, Leaving Government Backed Only by Catalonia

Officials pivot to union backing to salvage support.

Overview

  • After a four‑hour CPFF meeting, every autonomous government present except Catalonia rejected the reform, citing opaque methodology and a lack of detailed data.
  • The plan would add roughly €21 billion to regional funding in 2027, with about €4.7 billion earmarked for Catalonia, according to figures presented by the government and the Generalitat.
  • Finance minister María Jesús Montero framed adherence as voluntary and denied favoritism toward Catalonia, arguing most new resources would flow to PP‑run regions.
  • Several territories warned of possible legal action, PP governments condemned the proposal as contrary to equality and solidarity, and PSOE‑led Castilla‑La Mancha and Asturias also voiced objections.
  • With a difficult parliamentary path ahead, Junts filed an amendment and pushed a concierto económico, while Salvador Illa courted CCOO and UGT, which signaled conditional support as technical talks proceed toward a potential February vote.