budget

Gender policies and climate action among priorities, while culture and R&D receive more funding but still far from EU average

Long-standing fiscal deficit complaint of pro-independence parties set to continue, despite more money granted than in 2021

Catalan government partners vote differently as deal includes allocation of €2.3 billion for investments in Catalonia

Pending congressional approval, new spending plan allocates €2.3 billion to Catalonia

Pro-independence party says aim is to secure "maximum number of tools" for Catalan government 

Catalonia's 16.5% share of total regional investment is lower than its 19% contribution to GDP

€36bn spending plan approved despite being based on pre-coronavirus economic forecasts

Vice president says spending will be reorganized for containment of virus and economic reconstruction

The first budget plan since 2017 is expected to be passed in the parliamentary session

Funds to be allotted to address the climate emergency

Plenary session rejects opposition parties' amendments

Proposed bill to be passed before fresh Catalan election sees health and education take the lion's share of €36bn in public funds 

Plan including €3bn spending increase on 2017 to be ratified in parliament

Government gets support of left-wing party for income section, and seeks to gain backing for spending part

Parties critical of executive and put focus on social policies ahead of 2020 budget talks