The president of the Junta de Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Pageand the Socialist Parliamentary Group in the Courts of Castile-La Mancha approved the rejection of the Catalan quota as “unjust and selfish” and requested the creation of a transitional fund pending the approval of a new regional financing model .
In the PSOE initiative, to which OKDIARIO had access, the socialist group expresses its “absolute rejection of the Catalan concert» since he seeks tax privileges for Catalonia “to the detriment of other autonomous communities. “This is a serious attack on the principle of equality, because it promotes a Spain of first and second class citizens,” they expressed.
They also demand that the “urgent” reform of the regional funding This issue is addressed multilaterally, that is to say through the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council, and never bilaterally as may be the case with new economic agreements which “are not protected by the Spanish Constitution.
The energetic proposal of the socialists of Castile-La Mancha also reveals a tax harmonization plan regarding state taxes which are managed from the autonomous communities to “avoid unfair tax competition between them”. Thus, the PSOE approved a proposal according to which citizens should pay their taxes “according to their economic capacity and not according to their place of residence”.
Additionally, the courts approved urging the national government to restructure the system public debt linked to the underfinancing of autonomous communities. “This has contributed to generating a significant level of debt in Castile-La Mancha,” assured the PSOE of Emiliano García-Page.
The other parties also made progress, with the only vote from the PSOE six proposed resolutions presented by the socialists and which, for example, on the ground calls for a new financing framework between the State and the autonomous communities to guarantee the “optimal” provision of this public service, and support the process of consolidation of employment in the Castile-La Mancha Health Service (Sescam), through its successive public job offers.
As for depopulationthe Cortes supported the inclusion of territories such as Molina de Aragón, Sierra Norte and Alcarria de Guadalajara under the same conditions of depopulation that the provinces of Cuenca, Soria and Teruel have already recognized, as well as the implementation of a National Access Plan to housing and rehabilitation, specific to depopulated areas.
About him waterthe Spanish government has been asked to consider changing the rules for operating the Transfer Tajo-Segurato make maximum use of desalination capacity and also by modernizing irrigation, in concert with irrigator communities, which allow more efficient use of water resources.
However, the seven resolution proposals presented were unsuccessful. the PP that they collected tax cuts and tax advantages in different areas, as well as the commitment to a regional financing system without Catalan quota.
The PP also asked the regional government to ask the resignation of the president of the governmentPedro Sánchez, if a reception center for immigrants is finally activated at Ciudad Real airport.
Catalan quota and Community of Madrid
The President of Castile-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Pagegave as an example the Community of Madrid, chaired by Isabel Diaz Ayusoto criticize the Catalan quota that his party, the PSOE, agreed with ERC in exchange for its support so that Salvador Illa could be the new president of the Generalitat of Catalonia. “What would we say about Madrid if it refused to distribute its wealth?asked the socialist leader, since the region governed by Ayuso “is the one with the most income in Spain”, and yet it is the community that contributes the most to the autonomous financing system, almost triple that of Catalonia.
This is how Page expressed himself this Tuesday during his speech in the Parliament of Castile-La Mancha during the debate on the state of the region, the first of the current legislature. In this debate, the current model of regional financing was addressed, after the government of Pedro Sanchez A Catalan quota was agreed with the separatists.
In this sense, Emiliano García-Page gave as an example the Community of Madrid chaired by Isabel Díaz Ayuso, wondering what would happen if this region refused to “share its wealth”, being the one that contributes the most to the regional financing system . The Community of Madrid is the region that has contributed the most to the system of solidarity between the Spanish regions, with 7.395 million eurosfollowed by Catalonia, with 2,088 million. This is indicated by the latest Fedea report, which analyzes official figures from the Ministry of Finance.
To this it must be added that Catalonia received more state funding than Madrid in 2022, according to the same report. That is, the government itself denies the claims of Pedro Sánchez and the separatists that Catalonia is underfunded.
“If instead of being the Catalan separatists who say that since they are richer, they want to keep it and give a little, if instead of being the separatists this step was made by the Community of Madrid, which is the one with the most income in Spain. “Look, we’re rich here, what’s this sharing thing? I am convinced that the entire Spanish left and all members of the government, including its territorial terminals, would have clearly declared that which breaks the tie of Spain. Well, that’s what I say: he who makes it does it and he who publishes it publishes it. It’s as simple as that,” Page said while taking the stand.
