The municipalities of Naut Aran (Vall d'Aran), Port de la Selva (Alt Empordà), and Begur (Baix Empordà) were the three Catalan towns with the highest cadastral value of residential properties in 2022, according to data collected by the Spanish General Council of Economists published this Thursday. Furthermore, the same study confirms that Matadepera (Vallès Occidental) and Sant Just Desvern (Baix Llobregat) remained the municipalities with the highest income in Catalonia that same year.

Sant Just Desvern, in Baix Llobregat, and Montferrer and Castellbò, in Alt Urgell, were the municipalities with the highest and lowest household incomes in Catalonia in 2022, respectively, according to data published this Wednesday by Idescat, the statistical agency of the Generalitat (Catalan Government). The difference between the incomes of both municipalities was 144%, meaning that the average household income in the richest municipality is double that of the poorest. At the regional level, Barcelona and the regions of the metropolitan region of the Catalan capital once again occupied the top positions in per capita income.

It's essential to talk seriously about immigration. We need to build a framework for debate within which the issue can be discussed directly, in an informed manner, with human rights within the boundaries and xenophobia and racism outside the boundaries.

It's essential to talk seriously about immigration. We need to build a framework for debate within which the issue can be discussed directly, in an informed manner, with human rights within the boundaries and xenophobia and racism outside the boundaries.

Catalan household income has been stagnant for a quarter of a century. From 2000 to 2024, the income available to citizens for consumption and investment grew by 0.1%, in contrast to the Catalan economy's 48.7% growth over the same period, according to a study by the Barcelona Chamber of Commerce. This stagnation would improve with an increase in the quantity and quality of public services received by families (healthcare, education, long-term care), but this improvement is completely eroded in practical terms by rising housing costs.