Feb 27 • 10:19 UTC 🇪🇸 Spain El Mundo

The Government of Salvador Illa presents the Budgets without support and highlights its solitude in the Parliament

The Government of Salvador Illa has initiated the process to approve the 2026 budget without securing the necessary support from parliamentary groups.

As February comes to a close, the Government of Salvador Illa is starting the approval process for the Generalitat's 2026 budgets without the necessary support from other parliamentary groups. The Minister of Economy and Finance, Alícia Romero, has presented a bill to the Parliament which requires the votes from Esquerra Republicana (ERC) to be approved. The proposed public accounts amount to approximately 50 billion euros, representing an increase of over 9 billion compared to the figures established for 2023, the last year a Catalan government successfully passed a budget.

The PSC government approved its budget project on Friday during an extraordinary meeting of the Consell Executiu. So far, the only backing comes from the Comuns party, thanks to a pact made the previous week with the parliamentary group led by Jéssica Albiach. To achieve an absolute majority, Illa needs an additional 20 votes, which coincides exactly with the number of ERC deputies in the regional assembly, indicating a critical dependency on their support.

The current scenario underscores the significant political isolation faced by Illa's administration as it navigates through challenging discussions with key parliamentary partners. The inability to secure necessary support may impact not only the budget itself but also the overall governance of Catalonia, revealing the complexities of coalition politics in the region and potentially influencing future electoral strategies for the PSC and ERC.

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