Overview
- Finance Minister María Jesús Montero told the CPFF that regions may remain under the 2009 system or opt into the new model on a voluntary basis.
- Communities that stay in the old scheme would forgo part of the roughly €21 billion increase, with Catalonia cited in reports as having €4.7 billion preassigned within the envelope.
- Early estimates indicate Murcia and the Valencian Community gain most per capita, while Catalonia’s per‑person funding would rise by about €627 to roughly €5,200; in absolute terms, Andalusia, Catalonia, Valencia and Madrid see the largest increases.
- Most PP‑led governments rejected the proposal and PSOE barons such as Castilla‑La Mancha’s Emiliano García‑Page denounced it, as Madrid, Galicia and Murcia accused the Government of privileging Catalonia.
- The PP will file motions in municipalities to press for local‑finance reform, while the Government plans bilateral talks with regions as Junts and the BNG oppose the bill and ERC ties Catalan budget talks to collecting 100% of IRPF.