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After Rail Chaos, ERC Puts Tax Demand at Center of Catalonia Budget Talks

ERC wants concrete steps to let the Generalitat collect personal income tax before offering budget support.

Overview

  • The Generalitat plans to restart budget negotiations next week, but ERC insists on progress toward IRPF collection and urges the PSC to press the PSOE.
  • Catalonia’s Comuns warn their backing hinges on enforcing housing law penalties after a year with no fines issued.
  • Rodalies service remains short of full normality following the Gelida crash that killed a trainee driver and injured 37, prompting dismissals at Renfe and Adif.
  • The Generalitat and Spain’s Transport Ministry outlined a 2026–2030 Rodalies plan targeting about €8 billion over a decade, with improvements that will not be immediate.
  • President Salvador Illa is still hospitalized with osteomyelitis, has no discharge date, and remains in contact with acting leader Albert Dalmau as governance continues.