BARCELONA, Aug 2 (Reuters) - Grassroots members of Catalonia’s separatist ERC party were voting on Friday on a regional government deal with Spain’s ruling Socialists that could patch up Madrid’s uneasy relations with the region but also impact Spain’s entire fiscal system.
The northeastern region, one of Spain’s wealthiest, has been governed by separatists since 2010. The peak of the independence drive came in 2017, when the Catalan government called a referendum to secede from Spain, deemed illegal by courts and resulting in a short-lived declaration of independence.
The nationalist movement’s influence has since ebbed, failing to garner sufficient backing to form a government in May’s regional election, won by the centre-left Socialists without a working majority.
The only way to avoid a repeat election lies through an agreement between the winning party and the left-wing, separatist ERC, to support Salvador Illa, a Socialist, as head of the regional government.
You must log in or register to comment.
Under the preliminary deal agreed on Monday, Catalonia would become autonomous in collecting and managing taxes that could clash with the Spain-wide fiscal systems where poorer regions receive a portion of the more affluent regions’ revenues and prompt other regions to demand similar privileges.
I think Catalonia is one of the wealthier regions, which is why this is a problem for Spain in general.
Reuters Media Bias Fact Check Credibility: [High] (Click to view Full Report)
Name: Reuters Bias: Least Biased
Factual Reporting: Very High
Country: United Kingdom
Full Report: https://mediabiasfactcheck.com/reuters/Check the bias and credibility of this article on Ground.News
Thanks to Media Bias Fact Check for their access to the API.
Please consider supporting them by donating.Footer
Beep boop. This action was performed automatically. If you dont like me then please block me.💔
If you have any questions or comments about me, you can make a post to LW Support lemmy community.