The spokesperson of Compromís in Les Corts, Joan Baldoví, has considered it a "shame" that the 'president' of the Generalitat, Juanfran Pérez Llorca, has positioned himself against the Government's proposal to modify the autonomous financing system and has reproached him for only thinking about "obeying" the leader of the PP, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, instead of "defending Valencian interests".
These statements come after the councilor of Economy, Finance, and Public Administration, José Antonio Rovira, has expressed the Generalitat's rejection of the financing reform that the Government has brought this Friday to the Council of Fiscal and Financial Policy (CPFF), where it has been approved thanks to the fact that the Executive has 50% of the votes and only needed the support of one autonomous community.
Baldoví has emphasized that "Compromís is the only Valencian party that maintains each and every one of the demands for fair financing: a new financing system, a transitional fund, and the cancellation of all our debt" and has reiterated that it is a "shame that Pérez Llorca opposes reforming the financing with a system that could give us more resources to strengthen education or health care." In his opinion, "Pérez Llorca does not act as president of all, but as a candidate for the PP. He only thinks about obeying Feijóo instead of defending Valencian interests, and that is regrettable".
Compromís demands to bring the reform to Congress
At the state level, the deputy of Compromís in Congress, Alberto Ibáñez, has demanded in a statement to the Minister of Finance, Arcadi España, that the reform of the autonomous financing reaches the Cortes before October 9, the day of the Comunitat Valenciana. He has stressed that the autonomy suffers from "a historical mistreatment that must be reversed now" and has defended the need to debate the project in Congress so that the groups can introduce improvements.
Ibáñez has valued that the councilor of Finance, José Antonio Rovira, has attended the CPFF, although he has lamented that he has been "unable to support a proposal that objectively improves the capacity for self-government and resources of the Generalitat." According to what he has highlighted, "the proposal assumes a large part of our demands and represents an improvement of 3.669 billion annually for public services, partial forgiveness of 11.200 billion of debt, a climate fund of 1.000 billion for the Mediterranean autonomous communities and greater fiscal capacity with the improvement in the transfer of taxes, particularly, the mechanism of VAT for SMEs that benefits the Valencian economy."
The PP accuses Compromís of submitting to Sánchez
From the PP, the spokesperson in Les Corts, Nando Pastor, has responded to Compromís accusing the coalition of "crawling before Pedro Sánchez and before Catalonia instead of demanding the funding that Valencians need" and has described it as "a true shame" that they support "a reform that does not incorporate the leveling fund that our land needs." He has defended that "the Consell of the PP does not oppose improving funding, but rather a model that does not guarantee equality between territories, that does not incorporate a leveling fund and that arises from a political agreement between Sánchez and Catalan separatism."
Pastor has insisted that Valencians "do not need privileges for anyone, we need justice for all and sufficient funding that allows us to end the underfunding we suffer and guarantee the necessary resources for health, education, and social services." He has recalled the absence of the leveling fund that the Consell demands and that "the minister of Finance himself defended when he was councilor of the Botànic," criticizing that "what a bad memory some have when it does not interest them."
The 'popular' spokesperson has lashed out at Compromís by stating that their representatives are "doubly crawling": "They crawl before Sánchez because they need to justify him and they crawl before Catalonia because they are willing to accept any privilege that is agreed upon with the separatists even if it harms all Spaniards." In his opinion, "Compromís is more 'sanchista' than Sánchez himself and has confused the defense of Valencian interests with saying yes to any proposal that comes from the Government of Spain."
Defense of Llorca and criticisms of the role of Compromís
Pastor has replied that the true "shame" is not that Pérez Llorca "defends the interests of the Valencians," but that Compromís "continues to support Sánchez after all the breaches of his investiture agreements, among them the commitment to address fair funding for the Comunitat Valenciana." He has assured that "they are devoted to Sánchez and have turned the defense of the Valencians into a secondary issue compared to their political interests."
The leader of the PP has even questioned "the usefulness of Compromís for the Comunitat Valenciana": he argues that "they do not fight to achieve what this land needs and do grant to other autonomous communities: neither railway improvements, nor resources for healthcare, nor funding for dependency." Furthermore, he has asked "where is that supposed 'Valencian voice' in Congress" and "what is the use of Compromís if, when it has to defend the Valencians before the Government of Spain, it dedicates itself to justifying its decisions."
In defense of the 'president' of the Generalitat, Pastor has emphasized that the obligation of Juanfran Pérez Llorca is to guarantee funding "fair, sufficient, and based on the real needs of the citizens, which allows putting an end to the discrimination we suffer" and has assured that "that is exactly what he is doing." He has asked the coalition "to stop being Sánchez's spokesperson in the Comunitat Valenciana and to remember what he was elected for."
Finally, he has urged Compromís that, "if they really want to defend the Valencian interests, they should start by demanding from the Government of Spain fair funding, a leveling fund, and the investments we have been claiming for years," emphasizing that "loyalty to the Valencians is above the interests of Sánchez, his partners, and any partisan strategy. Less obedience to Sánchez and more defense of the Valencians."