Femcat denounces that the fiscal treatment of Catalonia is "intolerable"

The Femcat association, which groups together 500 Catalan companies, accuses the Spanish Government of treating Catalonia unfairly in fiscal matters. This was stated during its XIV Forum, with the president of the Generalitat in attendance.

According to La Vanguardia, the Femcat foundation once again criticized the fiscal treatment received by Catalonia. Its president, Tatxo Benet, described it as shameful during the XIV Femcat Forum, held at the Palau de la Música in Barcelona.

Benet spoke just a few weeks before the general elections and addressed the political parties directly. He stated that the entity will not resign itself to a situation that, in his words, has lasted for decades.

"We will not settle for an injustice that has lasted for decades, and we will do whatever it takes so that our children and grandchildren do not have to suffer this mistreatment."

In his speech, he also focused on investment in infrastructure and services. He mentioned the Rodalies network, the AP-7 motorway, healthcare, and education, and reproached that the budgeted allocations are not executed year after year.

"The mistreatment is called Rodalies, it is called AP-7, it is called Healthcare, Education, it is called budgeted investment that is not executed year after year."

Among the audience was the president of the Generalitat, Salvador Illa, along with several former presidents and business leaders. Benet also criticized the Catalan authorities for concentrating investment in the metropolitan area of Barcelona.

"The trees of Barcelona do not let us see the forest of Catalonia."

The main guest of the event was the former Prime Minister of Finland, Sanna Marin. She warned of the risks of the Russian invasion, which in her opinion go beyond Ukraine, and called on Europe to rearm in defense and also in technology.