In the interview that was published the ARA newspaper this Sunday The president of the Generalitat (Catalan government), Salvador Illa, floated an idea that has been taboo until now, namely that the Community of Madrid cannot be treated like the rest because it has privileges tied to its status as the capital of the state. "Madrid has a capital status issue that must be taken into consideration when distributing resources," he stated. This reflection stems from something unquestionable, which is that the criterion agreed upon between the ERC (Regionalist Party) and the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) for distributing these resources in the new financing system, that of ordinality, benefits the Community of Madrid first and foremost, even more than Catalonia. So much so that, in the simulations that have been run, Madrid and Catalonia would share half of the additional resources that should be put into the system, between 8 billion and 10 billion euros according to calculations.

Elisenda Alamany (Sabadell, 1983) arrives at the ARA determined to raise the tone on the issue of funding, but also to launch her campaign as a mayoral candidate in 2027.

This Monday saw the launch of the unique financing project championed by the ERC (Republican Workers' Party) and accepted by the PSOE (Spanish Socialist Workers' Party) within the framework of Salvador Illa's investiture as president of the Generalitat (Catalan Government). The text agreed upon and signed by both parties is full of good intentions, always qualified by the call for the extensibility of the agreement to other regional tax administrations. The objective is for the tax administration of the Generalitat to progressively assume responsibility for managing personal income tax and for personal income tax returns for the 2025 fiscal year to be submitted to the Catalan Tax Agency (ATC), with the possibility of using the digital identification key established by the Generalitat (idCAT), and for the AEAT to be able to make progress, particularly with the verification of the correct application of regional regulations and, in particular, of the deductions approved by Parliament."

Today's financing situation is more difficult than the attempt at amnesty. Because we're talking about money. What's more, we're talking about the money of the Catalans, which finances part of the well-being of Spaniards in other regions.