UPDATE: The Government of Murcia rejects the Catalan “pact” and demands “transparency” in regional financing
Global Update:
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The keys Generated with AI The Government of Murcia rejects a regional financing model based on bilateral agreements with Catalonia and demands transparency and participation of all communities. Minister Marisa López Aragón criticizes the limited participation of the autonomies in the development of the new system and the lack of access to global information. Murcia denounces that the current proposal does not correct its underfinancing, going from being the worst financed community to the third worst. The Murcian Executive demands objective criteria, sufficient resources and that all decisions that affect common funds be explained and debated among all the autonomies. The Government of the Region of Murcia has once again demanded that the new regional financing system be negotiated with “transparency” and “with the effective participation” of all the autonomies, and has rejected a model designed from a “bilateral agreement” only with Catalonia. This has been the position conveyed by the Executive of Fernando López Miras during the technical meeting of the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council (CPFF), held prior to the meeting scheduled for next July 29. It will be carried out between the Ministry of Finance and the councilors of the autonomous communities to address the reform of the financing system. The Minister of Economy, Finance, Spokesperson, European Funds and Digital Transformation, Marisa López Aragón, has indicated in her statements her “discontent” with this type of negotiations “A reform that determines the resources to finance health, education and social services cannot be the result of a bilateral negotiation and then present the result to the rest of the communities. “The new system must be built together, within the CPFF, with objective criteria, transparency and the same rights for all communities.” The general secretary of the Ministry of Finance, Sonia Carrillo, and the general director of Budgets and European Funds, Ana Losantos, participated in the technical meeting. within the CPFF.”Likewise, it has called for “greater transparency in the process” and has pointed out that “the documentation for the technical meeting was sent late last Friday, with little room for analysis, in a fragmented manner and providing each autonomy only with its own data.” Regional has also requested to know the impact that any modification related to tax management in Catalonia may have on the system as a whole and on the common basket of taxes. The president of the regional government, López Miras EFE “Any decision that affects common resources must be explained with absolute clarity and analyzed with all the autonomous communities,” he indicated. The counselor has also highlighted that the proposal presented by the Ministry does not correct the underfinancing suffered by the Region. “With the new approach, we went from being the worst financed community to occupying the third worst position. Going from being the last to third in line does not solve the problem. The minister himself recognizes that the Region of Murcia is one of the most affected communities, but the proposal still does not guarantee fair financing for the people of Murcia,” he added. “The solution cannot be that, as we receive fewer resources, we can get into more debt. The debt is returned and ends up being paid by the citizens. The Region needs financing fair, stable and sufficient, not to transfer to the future the cost of the inequality generated by the current system,” he stated. Looking ahead to the CPFF meeting on July 29, López Aragón assured that, if the Ministry maintains a proposal that leaves the Region of Murcia as the third worst financed community, the regional Government will express its rejection. “We defend multilateral negotiation, transparent criteria and sufficient resources to provide public services under equivalent conditions,” he concluded. “We want fair treatment for the Region of Murcia, without privileges and without the postal code determining the quality of the public services that a citizen receives.”
Key Developments:
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Source: This article was originally published by El Español – Home and adapted for our international English-speaking audience.
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