Catalan construction companies have stated that the Generalitat has only put out to tender 3,000 flats from the famous Plan 50,000, thus qualifying what the President of the Government, Salvador Illa, said, who said there were 31,041 "underway" during an intervention in Parliament in October. Furthermore, they have warned that "none are finished". The Catalan executive committed to incorporate 50,000 affordable rental flats into the market, which are to be built by 2030.

The testimonies of companies that chose to set up in Aragon and not in Catalonia after the pandemic caused a lot of controversy and reached Parliament. “The political and technical agility of the Aragonese government is brutal: if you call them, they are already receiving you within 48 hours, and they move very quickly,” explained the representative of a company to ARA. “Between opening a warehouse in Lleida or opening it in Fraga, which is right next door, there is a big difference in advantages,” assured another person.

The Generalitat's flagship housing plan —and arguably one of the most significant of the legislature— is to add 50,000 protected homes to the public stock by 2030. Salvador Illa's strategy involves identifying plots of land ready for construction and then offering them to municipalities and developers. This Wednesday, the Government has put out to tender 16 of the 59 plots with capacity for fewer than 20 homes each that the executive has included in its plan. As ARA has learned, this week it will release 8 more of the same type, bringing the total to 24 plots.