The spokesperson for Government, Silvia Panequeassured this Tuesday that it was “difficult” to have the Catalan budgets for 2025 approved on January 1st. In addition, the regional executive’s forecasts that the processing of budget accounts would begin in the first half of November will not be respected.
The territorial minister also maintained that to activate the parliamentary process “prior agreement” with ERC and commons is requiredthe groups that supported the inauguration of the president of the GovernmentSalvador Illa.
“The important thing is to have good budgets and that an agreement can be reached with the investment partners,” he said. In this sense, the spokesperson added that she is convinced that the negotiations will bear fruit.
Asked about the statements of the leader of commonJéssica Albiach, who argued that budget negotiations were failing due to an unambitious COPS with the accommodationPaneque responded that the conversations are “moving forward.”
He recalled that Illa has committed to investing 1.1 billion euros in housing and has set itself the goal of building 50,000 apartments by 2030.
Albiach accused Government to want to allocate “an amount equal to or less” than the previous government’s 2024 proposal of MRC. Paneque responded that they shared the people’s concern regarding housing and insisted on the need to reach an agreement on this issue.
On the Republican side, the party’s turbulent internal conclave is making progress in negotiations difficult. So far, the PSC and the ERC have only held one meeting, more than a month ago.
