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The government of Salvador Illa and the central government are preparing a bilateral commission next week to address pending transfers that could help approve the Catalan budgets after the March setback.
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The Catalan government and Comuns have restarted talks to pave the way for a budget agreement, focusing on housing policies. Comuns demands the creation of a General Directorate of Housing Discipline to centralize inspectors for fining rental fraud. Negotiations are informal so far, pending a prior deal with Esquerra Republicana.
Extremadura's president, María Guardiola, has announced early regional elections for December 21 due to opposition rejection of the regional budgets. This decision kicks off an electoral cycle in PP-governed regions. The campaign will start on December 5.
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In a tense Senate session, the Partido Popular sharply criticized First Vice President and Finance Minister María Jesús Montero for three years without approving general budgets. PP senators ironically wished 'happy birthday' recalling the date of the last approved budgets. Montero defended the government's management against accusations of budgetary inaction.