Catalan government to take Spain to court for withholding regional funds

The Catalan vice president Pere Aragonès has announced a lawsuit against the Spanish government for withholding regional funds.

Aragonès, in charge of the finance ministry, accuses Madrid of "disloyalty" for "illegally" holding on to 1.317 million euros that should have been transferred to the Catalan government in 2019. 

"We’re not asking for charity, it’s the money that we should be receiving according to the law," said Aragonès, who spoke in the Catalan parliament on Wednesday.

The vice president called on other Spanish autonomous communities to join the lawsuit, as the lack of funding "goes against all Spanish citizens."

Aragonès has also announced cuts in the government’s spending, but he stressed that public services will not be affected.