SERIOUS FINANCIAL STRESS-AUTONOMOUS GOVERNMENT
Although they appear to dominate the smiles and good manners, the Government's relationship with a few autonomous communities is problematic and tense, because of the adjustments and cost savings demanded by the central Government and that clash with the claims of the regional governments. Just go over some headlines on Thursday, which account for two events on Wednesday: the meeting of the Council of Fiscal and Financial Policy, and the Senate session was also addressed the same issue as summarized in a few words: it is intended that the Government anticipates the Communities the money committed to the Covenant on Competitiveness: Economics refuses to advance to regions such advances forward in previous years, some communities accuse the Government wanted to achieve good control of the deficit data but remain high, such deficits, regional governments ...
These are some of the holders representing tension-autonomous government, "Minister Salgado admits that some communities may have more than the overall deficit. The PSC partners with the RFP to require the Government of Zapatero 1,450 million Competitiveness Fund. Six autonomous adjustment suspend their plans, and Catalonia and six CP Communities threaten to lead the government to court after Salgado's refusal to advance the convergence funding. Catalonia's complaint against Salgado spread to seven other autonomies. The minister says the Catalan Govern may hold out until July without issuing debt. The PSC voted against the PSOE and proposes to sue .- Zapatero Catalan Socialists and the PP together in the Senate support the advance of full competitiveness. Salgado denied any possibility of anticipating this year's Competitiveness Fund and the minister asks the Catalan government more responsibility and gestures of support to the cut. Catalonia requires the Government to stop the messages blaming autonomy. Economy will regularly monitor implementation of regional accounts. The PP accuses the Executive of ignoring the needs of autonomy. The Senate urges the Government to pay now to Catalonia. The PP supports the motion and the PSC itself apart from the PSOE. Salgado off the water to six autonomous. Catalonia warns that not meet the deficit target this year. Minister challenges the CCAA to come to TC to collect the Competitiveness Fund. Salgado does not pay competitive funds.,. Salgado and communities are getting involved in the control of the deficit. Communities of PP and Catalonia rebelled against Salgado. Economy imposes other autonomic spending cuts 4.283 million. Valencia is posed to go to court to demand more resources. Autonomously reduce its deficit to six back 4.283 million in June. Economy will not pay the Competitiveness Fund and sent to communities to the courts. The regions of the PP in the tirunales ask more funds to the State. Themselves with the statement of Catalonia up to advance to 2011 the money from the Competitiveness of the new Finance Act. Rel Senate urges the Government to pay the back ... "Clearly
receive or not receive more funding is not secondary issue for the regional governments, some of which are having serious problems to reduce spending levels and even to meet their investment commitments. Again, the Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, Elena Salgado, has shown its strength and resistance, rejecting the competitive grant fund to the communities of Madrid, Catalonia, Murcia and the Balearic Islands, the four autonomous regions that Council requested the Fiscal and Financial Policy (CPFF). The Minister of Economy brandished "legal reasons" for not granting this fund, and the impossibility of giving it to not "harm the spending ceiling." The critical point is the Competitiveness Fund, under the new financing system, which the State has already paid in 2009 and 2010 by advances, according to those sources, and is intended to equalize the regions in per capita funding. This fund, referred to within the convergence funding, is a unanimous request of all regions, although the Ministry has not cleared up in recent meetings if it will grant, although in November, the vice president said he had no plans or endow the fund referred to in the General State Budget for 2011. On Wednesday, the Minister of Economy of the Community of Madrid, Antonio Beteta, accused the minister of being "unfair" and "fool" autonomous communities by refusing to grant this fund. In the Communities argues that "There are dozens of municipalities with water to the neck and a community to the brink of financial asphyxiation. Solution?. Catalonia has made compliance with air cut the deficit to 2011-and it failed in 2010 - if they do not advance payments from the financing system, something that the Zapatero government absolutely refuses. In other communities, while awaiting the local and regional elections in just three weeks, the situation is similar and may worsen if, as in the case of Catalonia, a possible change of government increases the deficit in any of these regions. But Andalucía, Baleares, Castilla-La Mancha, Extremadura and Valencia. Moreover, The council also approved the deficit limit in 2012, 2013 and 2014, around 1% of GDP for the communities, leaving it unclear what will happen in 201L. The Government remains inflexible and growing calls for spending cuts. Not even yield to the proximity of elections, and although the fiscal situation of some autonomy could become a bomb with unpredictable consequences. Of course, some prefer Salgado noted that the minister opened a minimum gap of flexibility in approving the overall deficit targets, which does not prevent a community can agree on a different deficit. But that was in the air and will resume at a future Council after the elections. At the moment there is a pulse between the Catalan and the central executive and between the Government and the Communities who chairs the PP. So very relevant regional elections on 22: Salgado partners may change soon ...
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