Neither the PP leadership nor the popular barons affirm that the PP governments refuse to take advantage of a debt write-off using the mechanism that the PSOE has agreed with ERC for the forgiveness of the Catalan debt, which according to the Government will also be extended to the rest of the autonomous communities, although without specifying how. The popular ones have come out in force against this reduction for Catalonia, which due to the volume of resources (around 15,000 million, 20% of its total debt) and the procedure used (a bilateral negotiation) they consider that it breaks the principle of equality among Spaniards. But that does not mean that, if the possibility of a general haircut opens up, they will not also benefit. The popular barons do not give up doing so, according to sources from several regional executives, although they ask for equal treatment with Catalonia and a multilateral negotiation within the framework of the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council – which according to sources from the national leadership the popular barons will request from the Ministry. coming soon—, while some threaten to take recourse to the courts.
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The PP leadership does not exclude that possibility either. When asked if the popular presidents will accept a write-off of their debts, the general secretary of the PP, Cuca Gamarra, threw things out, without denying that it will happen. “For all communities, the framework to address financing is not unilateral, but multilateral in the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council,” said the number two of the PP, without excluding that their governments may benefit from a reduction. Asked by EL PAÍS, the Executives governed by the PP are very critical of the pact for Catalonia, but several of them do not give up benefiting from a condonation. Others, such as the Valencian Community – the second most indebted autonomy after Catalonia – avoid clarifying their plans.
Valencian Community. Carlos Mazón (48,344 million debt). The president of the Generalitat Valenciana assures that regional financing “is not a fencing battle between presidents of autonomous communities” nor “a bargaining chip.” Mazón pointed out this Friday that he is going to try to combat “the permanent neglect” of the central government “without extorting anyone, or breaking anything, or playing at dark tables.” However, the Valencian president does not clarify whether he would accept debt forgiveness like the one agreed with Catalonia.
Andalusia. Juan Manuel Moreno Bonilla. (25,409 million debt). “What we want is for Andalusia to be compensated with the same thing that is given to Catalonia, 20% of the debt that Andalusia has is 5.2 billion euros, we are not going to accept that, we want the same, 17.8 billion euros , which is what would correspond to Andalusia with its population and its autonomous community,” Juan Manuel Moreno stated in response to the media. Sources from the president of the Board’s cabinet specify that “he does not have a debt problem” and that a debt reduction has not been requested. What they maintain from those around them is that, if the acting Government grants Catalonia what they ask of it – in this case, the forgiveness of 20% of the debt -, Sánchez must also satisfy the demands raised by the Board. According to his calculations, as they are “underfinanced”, they are entitled to those 17.8 billion euros, the amount of which does not specifically correspond to FLA debt.
Murcia. Fernando López Miras. (10,286 million debt). The Murcian president considers that a haircut can only be discussed “multilaterally within the framework of the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council, because that is what the law establishes.” “Anything other than that is not legitimate and not legal, and we are going to oppose it, we are not going to allow ourselves to be humiliated,” he emphasized. His Government will go to court to appeal against both the debt relief of Catalonia “if it is not agreed directly with each of the autonomous communities” and also “if there are changes in the regional financing model and they are not agreed upon directly.” multilateral in the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council”. Sources from his team point out that, if the route of reductions is opened, they will not give up accepting benefits, but they insist that what is important is a reform of the regional financing system. In 2018, with the Government of Mariano Rajoy, López Miras already proposed a write-off of Murcia’s debt, within the multilateral framework.
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Aragon. Jorge Azcón. (5,053 million debt). In line with his Murcian counterpart, the Aragonese baron has stressed that “when you negotiate about everyone’s money, you negotiate with everyone”, in reference to a possible forgiveness of the debt to Catalonia, and for that there is a body dedicated to it. , which is the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council. “We Aragonese are not willing to be the pagans of the investiture,” maintains the president of Aragon, who does not clarify whether he would accept this measure.
Balearics. Marga Prohens (4,916 million debt). In the Government of Marga Prohens they are inclined to request the reduction, but in a joint debate between the Ministry and the autonomous communities. “It can be perfectly accepted in the form of debt forgiveness, but it has to be a fund that implies transparency in all communities,” the vice president of the Balearic Islands, Antoni Costa, said at a press conference about the amounts that correspond to the Islands. who suffer from “historical underfinancing.”
Cantabria. María José Saénz de Buruaga (3,090 million debt). The Cantabrian president has also tiptoed to the question of whether her Government will request the haircut. “If the Sánchez Government is willing to forgive part of the debt owed to Catalonia, it has to provide the same equal treatment to the rest of the territories,” the president of the community said at a press conference, without ruling out that they request their own forgiveness and requires “jointly addressing” the reform of the economic financing system. In their environment they are not explicit about whether they will request his removal, but they open the door. “What is asked for is equality. “That all communities benefit equally,” say sources from her team.
Galicia. Alfonso Rueda (2,759 million debt). The president of the more responsibility”, the excesses of those who “were irresponsible”. In Rueda’s cabinet they do not make any further assessments outside of the institutional declaration. At the same time, the BNG has extracted from the PSOE financial compensation for Galicia “analogous” to that of Catalonia.
Estremadura. María Guardiola (2,494 million debt). In María Guardiola’s cabinet they do not specify what position they will adopt and limit themselves to rejecting “each of the terms of the agreement signed by the PSOE and ERC because they do nothing but perpetuate the historical grievances” against Extremadura, because the debt “would not be forgiven to the rest of the regions equally.” “Catalonia’s debt does not respond to underfinancing, but rather lies in poor management,” his team asserts.
Castilla y León. Alfonso Fernández Mañueco (1,966 million). The president of Castilla y León has called an extraordinary meeting of the Government Council this Saturday, as Vox had also requested, to address the matter. Alfonso Fernández Mañueco warned this Friday that he will go to court if the forgiveness of 20% of the debt to Catalonia is confirmed. “We have gone from buying and selling votes to an absolute scam,” he insisted to the media and warned: “If anyone thinks that we will sit idly by, they are wrong.”
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The Rioja. Gonzalo Capellan. (805 million). The president of La Rioja has criticized the fact that the debt agreement was reached bilaterally and has avoided commenting on the amounts of FLA that La Rioja accumulates. “I have only made a calculation, any discriminatory and economically humiliating treatment for the people of Rioja will always have my opposition. I do not value figures,” said Capellán, who has reiterated that the issues must be discussed multilaterally. “Until that moment comes, I will defend the Riojans.”
Madrid. Isabel Díaz Ayuso. (No debt with the State, yes with third parties). The president of the Community of Madrid criticized the agreement this Friday. The conservative leader, however, has not clarified whether her Executive will benefit from a mechanism that can be extended to all regions, and that in the case of Madrid it would benefit it by affecting its debt with third parties, since it does not have any with the FLA (for a total of 37,658 million as of June 2023). “It is distributing misery, I ask that we not fall into the error of what is mine, because it is everyone’s thing,” said the conservative leader about an agreement with the independentists destined, she said, to “dynamite the country,” in a veiled warning to other regional presidents, most of them from the PP. “For now, we have to wait to see what they officially write,” said a source who has the confidence of the baroness. “At the moment, there is only propaganda and speculation,” she insisted. “In any case, the president has not said that she is going to reject [la quita]but we are talking about more important things than distributing misery.”
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