Public Deficit

11.06.2013 - 10.16 pm The President of the Catalan Government aims to stay in office regardless of the self-determination vote Artur Mas, President of the Catalan Government, presented the Government Plan for 2013-2016 on Tuesday, emphasising that he aims to complete the four...	21.05.2013 - 10.42 pm Catalonia contributed with 8.5% of its GDP to infrastructures and services in the rest of Spain in 2010 On Tuesday, the Catalan Government posted the so-called fiscal balances for 2010, showing the difference between the money paid by Catalans in taxes...	16.05.2013 - 09.09 pm The Catalan Government ended the first quarter of 2013 with a deficit of 0.21% Between January and March, the Catalan Government had a budget deficit of €411 million, representing 0.21% of Catalonia’s GDP. The definitive deficit...	14.05.2013 - 10.18 pm The Catalan Government adapts the budget extension guidelines to a provisional 1.2% deficit As it was announced on Monday, the Catalan Government has adapted its budget extension guidelines to a higher deficit target, while it is waiting to...
13.05.2013 - 08.43 pm The Catalan and Spanish Governments confirm that no specific deficit target has been agreed on yet During the weekend, the Spanish Finance Minister, Cristóbal Montoro, stated that the Catalan Government’s deficit for 2013 will not be above 2%. The...	10.05.2013 - 09.08 pm The Spanish and Catalan Governments hold several high-level bilateral meetings in Barcelona on the same day On the occasion of the kick-off of the 2013 Barcelona International Motor Show, the Spanish Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy, and 3 ministers (Finance,...	26.04.2013 - 10.06 pm The Spanish Government raises the deficit target for the Autonomous Communities from 0.7% to 1.2% for 2013 The deficit target for Spain’s entire public sector has also been raised from 4.5% to 6.3%. The Spanish Government has kept 81% of the deficit for...	21.03.2013 - 10.41 pm The Spanish Government will relax the Autonomous Communities’ deficit targets and is open to setting them on individual basis The Spanish Finance Minister, Crístobal Montoro, confirmed that if Brussels relaxes Spain’s total deficit target for 2013, he will share this...
20.03.2013 - 08.46 pm The Catalan Public TV & Radio Broadcaster’s budget drops from €348 million to €296 million - 17% less The Catalan Government’s grant will be reduced by 14% and revenue from advertising is expected to decrease by 10%. The budget reduction has been...	11.03.2013 - 10.11 pm The Catalan Finance Minister stated it is "impossible" to draft a budget with a deficit of 0.7% Andreu Mas-Colell, the Catalan Government’s Finance Minister, emphasised that a 0.7% deficit objective means implementing an additional budget...	28.02.2013 - 09.04 pm The Catalan Government had a 1.96% deficit in 2012, according to the Spanish Finance Ministry The Catalan Government has reduced its deficit by half over the last year, dropping from a 4.02% figure to a deficit of only 1.96%. However, despite...	21.02.2013 - 09.36 pm The Catalan Government posts a 2% deficit for 2012, correcting the previous preliminary figure A month ago, the Catalan Government issued a preliminary deficit figure for last year of 2.3%. Now, the Catalan Finance Minister, Andreu Mas-Colell,...
15.02.2013 - 10.13 pm Catalonia defends its exclusive power to manage local councils and notes that 90% of Catalan councillors do not earn a salary The Catalan Government and most of the political parties have criticised the Spanish Government’s project to reduce local powers. Furthermore, the...	13.02.2013 - 09.44 pm The Catalan Government plans to save €700 million by reducing civil servants’ salaries and not replacing vacancies The Catalan Executive has provided details of how it will adjust €4 billion of its 2013 budget in order to meet the deficit target imposed by the...	31.01.2013 - 08.58 pm The Catalan Government asks the European Commission to guarantee the “fairer” distribution of deficit targets within Spain Andreu Mas-Colell, the Catalan Finance Minister, has sent a letter to the European Commissioner for Economic and Monetary Affairs, Olli Rehn, to...	30.01.2013 - 08.34 pm Rajoy will not review the Autonomous Communities’ deficit targets if Brussels does not allow greater flexibility On Monday the Spanish Minister for the Economy, Luís de Guindos, stated that Spain might internally redistribute its total deficit target among the...