Catalonia was the second region that contributed the most to the regional financing system in 2020, but, on the other hand, it was only the tenth in income received, according to data published by the Generalitat's Department of Economy this Thursday. This repeats the usual pattern of recent years in terms of the distribution of resources through the regional funding model.

The pandemic has had an impact of 4,761 million euros in the Generalitat in 2020, according to the provisional closing of the exercise released by the Department of Vice-Presidency, Economy and Finance. Of this impact, 3,638 million correspond to the increase in spending caused by the covid-19, and 1,123 million to the drop in revenue due to the fall in economic activity and the postponement or abolition of taxes. The impact is below what was expected last December, when it was estimated to be 5,128 million.