The Barcelona Provincial Council has the fourth-largest public budget after the Generalitat (Catalan Government), Barcelona City Council, and the Metropolitan Area (Metropolitan Area), but it often goes unnoticed in the public eye. The 2024 budget was €1,243.87 million and consists of several items, including transfers to local and private entities, which represent 42.23% of the total: €525.31 million. These resources include discretionary subsidies, which in 2024 amounted to €94.5 million, a figure that has multiplied fivefold compared to the previous year. ARA has analyzed the use of this money, which the provincial body allocates by hand, that is, based on political will: of the 61.8 million euros that go to local authorities, almost 40% (36.96%) is concentrated in just two regions, Alt Penedès and Anoia, according to data provided by the Provincial Council VII of the budget (capital transfers). Within these regions, the majority of the resources are received by the municipalities of the Junts party.