The president of the Generalitat, Salvador Illaannounced that in February 2025 will be carried out first State-Generalitat meeting to negotiate the tax agreement for Catalonia. This is what he declared after the first institutional meeting he had with the head of the Executive, Pedro Sanchezwhich was held this Friday at the Palacio de la Moncloa.
Illa did not give further details on the execution schedule of the singular financing, although the investiture pact between the CPS and the ERC marks the first half of next year as the time horizon for defining the new model. He also did not specify how the number of workers in the sector Tax Agency of Cataloniathat it would be necessary to “multiply by four”, in his own words, to become the only tax body of the community.
“We spoke very briefly about singular financing. This is something that has been agreed and work is underway on this subject both by the economic vice-president of the Government and by the Minister of Economy and Finance of the Generalitat. We are working on schedule,” he said.
The State-Generalitat meeting during which financing reform will be discussed will be one of the four commissions received in the Law which the two leaders agreed to reactivate at the beginning of 2025. These are the Generalitat-State Bilateral Commission, the Joint Transfer Commission, the Bilateral Infrastructure Commission and the Joint Commission on Economic and Fiscal Affairs.
According to Illa, these good relations between the two administrations deepen the “institutional normality” that he wants to print at his request. “Trust between the two governments has been fully restored,” he said. In this sense, he explained that he would attend the meeting of regional presidents to be held in December.
Justice and new industry
Furthermore, Illa announced that in the coming weeks, a shock plan to organize faster trials in Catalonia and reduce the backlog of pending lawsuits. THE advise of the Interior, Núria Parlon, has placed the fight against multiple recidivism among her priorities.
He also reported a investment of 400 million euros in various scientific projects linked to the development of semiconductors. The main one is Innofaba chip pre-production center which will be located in Cerdanyola del Vallès (Barcelona).
