Overview
- After a four‑hour CPFF meeting, all autonomous communities except Catalonia rejected the government’s new regional financing model and some warned of possible court challenges.
- The package, negotiated with ERC and unveiled after a Sánchez–Junqueras meeting, drew fire for perceived bilateralism, while María Jesús Montero denied any preferential treatment for Catalonia.
- The proposal raises regional funding by roughly €21 billion and allows each community to opt in or remain under the current system, a feature critics in Castilla‑La Mancha branded as “chantaje.”
- Catalonia’s economy chief called the plan a window of opportunity and argued it would narrow per‑capita funding gaps to about €500, asserting that overall resources grow for all regions.
- PSOE barons such as Emiliano García‑Page joined PP‑led governments in rejecting the model, Junts announced a full amendment seeking a Basque‑style arrangement, and Montero offered bilateral technical talks while insisting the plan will not be withdrawn.