Overview
- After the CPFF meeting where 14 of 15 regions rejected the blueprint, only Catalonia backed the model negotiated by the government and ERC.
- Junts will present a full alternative amendment advocating a Basque-style tax regime, a move that maintains negotiating space even as the government rules out a Catalan concierto.
- Moncloa and the Finance Ministry plan immediate bilateral technical sessions with each region and aim to register the bill by late June, seeking approval within 2026 so it can operate in 2027.
- PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo will ask Pedro Sánchez to withdraw the plan and promises to repeal it if he governs, though the party concedes some of its regional leaders might opt in if it becomes law.
- Catalan leaders defend the pact as fair and non-privileged, while expert Ángel de la Fuente warns add‑ons like the SME VAT mechanism and a Climate Fund are arbitrary and would strongly favor Catalonia.