budget

Hard Rock project remains sticking point less than 24 hours before Parliament debate 

Spain invested €5bn less than budgeted in Catalonia between 2015 and 2022

Governing Esquerra and opposition Socialists need third party to back spending plan

Madrid and La Rioja lead Spanish regions with 53% of budget execution, Catalonia and Cantabria at the bottom

The leisure facility, blocked for years, has become the key to approving the €43bn accounts

Spending increases by €2.4bn, with €1bn for drought and higher spending on health and culture

Spending tops €43bn, with focus on education, health and drought

PSC spokesperson says they will not negotiate 'until 2023 agreements are largely fulfilled'

Finance minister expects to present spending plan in January

Agreement to be signed this week before start of electoral campaign

Spending plan approved by unionist and pro-independence parties for first time in a decade

Socialists and En Comú Podem vote with ERC government