The Minister of Finance, Arcadi España, has indicated that the Government is willing to open a debate to set differentiated deficit targets for autonomous communities, taking into account the "different fiscal situation of each one."
Sources from the Ministry have explained this position after the conclusion of the meeting of the Fiscal and Financial Policy Council (CPFF), which addressed the stability objectives of public administrations for the preparation of the General State Budgets (PGE) for 2027.
During the meeting with the regional councilors, Arcadi España presented the 2027-2029 stability path for all communities, which remains at 0.1% of GDP, the same threshold proposed the previous year and which was rejected by the Congress of Deputies.
In parallel, the Ministry of Finance has reiterated that the Executive is willing to "debate and establish asymmetric deficit targets by communities, taking into account the different fiscal situation of each one."
Likewise, the head of the Treasury has informed the regional governments that in the next fiscal year they will have the largest resources in their history. As he detailed, total financing, which includes advance payments and the settlement of the 2025 system, will register an increase of more than 8%.
On the other hand, and according to what was stated by several regional councilors after the meeting, the Ministry of Finance has put on the table that the communities can have a spending margin of 4% for next year.