The PP to audit the State's presence in Catalonia and Euskadi in six months

If in power, the PP plans to audit the State's withdrawal in Euskadi, Catalonia, and Navarra within six months. Afterwards, it would approve a plan with resources and a timeline to reverse it.

According to El Mundo, the electoral programme of the PP includes a National Plan for the Presence of the State that, if they govern, would focus particularly on Euskadi, Catalonia, and Navarra. The document, which will be presented on Tuesday, commits to auditing within the first six months of government where the presence of the General State Administration has been reduced.

The review would cover offices, staffing, and facilities by autonomous community, province, island, and autonomous city. With that diagnosis, the party plans to approve the plan, which would include improvements in police stations and barracks, strengthening government delegations and sub-delegations, and increasing human and material resources.

“We will act first where that presence has weakened, with special attention to Euskadi, Navarra, and Catalonia.”

Regarding Social Security, the programme promises to legally safeguard the single fund, following the transfers of powers to Euskadi. The idea is that contributions continue to finance pensions and benefits throughout Spain, without distributing resources by territory. The text also mentions the unity of the Tax Agency.