The government maintains that it wants a budget in the first quarter: "We are not considering any other scenario."

The Catalan government maintains its intention to have a new budget in place by the first quarter, although it is still negotiating with the Comuns party and seeking a way to bring ERC (Republican Left of Catalonia) to the negotiating table. "We are not considering any other scenario," stated government spokesperson Silvia Paneque at a press conference.