Overview
- Catalonia is promised €4.7 billion in additional resources and the government pledges to apply the ordinality principle to Catalonia’s position in the system.
- The Finance Ministry presented its plan on Friday, outlining roughly €21 billion in extra funding for all regions in 2027 according to reports, though earlier coverage cited totals nearer €18 billion.
- The proposal will go to the CPFF for consultation before the Council of Ministers sends required legal changes, including LOFCA amendments, to Parliament where an absolute majority is needed and the PP-controlled Senate can delay or amend.
- Full transfer of IRPF collection to Catalonia was not granted, with timelines pushed toward 2028 due to administrative and legal constraints on the Catalan tax agency.
- Political pushback is intense: the PP rejects bilateral negotiation and debt relief, Junts opposes the plan for falling short of a Basque‑style concert, some PSOE voices such as Emiliano García‑Page criticize ordinality, and the government insists the model is generalizable and that no region will lose funding.