Two senior MP investigated for 2017 referendum reject testifying in court
Josep Maria Jové and Lluís Salvadó were in charge of economy and treasury departments during the independence push
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Two pro-independence MPs indicted for referendum roles
Josep Maria Jové and Lluís Salvadó are accused of disobedience, misuse of funds, breach of duty, and revelation of secrets
Key witnesses called for Catalan trial during Sant Jordi Festival
Court proceedings will continue on St. George's Day – a big event in Catalonia
Documents referencing 'war, guerrilla scenarios' found in finance ministry, says police officer
Guardia Civil member says Catalan official ordered his secretary to "throw" papers into a backyard right before being arrested
Judge prosecuting Catalan vice president brings case to higher court
Aragonès could become first government prosecuted for the independence bid
Catalan tax agency takes shape
With 28 tax offices to open around the country on September 4, Catalonia takes step towards self-sufficiency
Hard Rock to spend €2 billion on leisure and gambling park in Catalonia
The firm presented the details of the project to enthusiastic responses from local officials involved but also some criticism
New tax to provide 12 million euros to nuclear energy zones in Catalonia
The new nuclear plants tax, a tax on environmental risk, transport and handling, and safe-keeping of radiotoxic elements will provide 20% of the revenue in the Terres de l’Ebre and Camp de Tarragona, two areas in the south of Catalonia. The two main nuclear plants in Catalonia are in Ascó and Vandellós, both in the southern region. The money will arrive at the beginning of 2018 and the Catalan Government is creating a working group to agree on investment strategies in those zones. The total tax receipts will reach 12 million euros.
2017 budget to include allocation for pro-independence referendum
There will be an allocation in the 2017 budget for the pro-independence referendum, which the Catalan Government will carry out “regardless of the situation”. Thus, the Secretary for Tax Office, Lluís Salvadó, responded to pro-independence CUP’s demands to call a referendum in 2017 even if the Spanish Constitutional Court (TC) could ultimately appeal or suspend the bill. “The Catalan Government has a univocal commitment and the referendum will go ahead”, he stated this Tuesday in an interview with TV3. “We will do it in one context or another”, he added. The bill for 2017, which received CUP’s support last Saturday, also increases social expenditure by 989 MEUR in comparison to the amount allocated for this purpose in 2015. The Government is determined to approve the budget for 2017 and bring the bill before Parliament on the 29th of November.