Two out of three Catalans consider Spanish state’s policies recentralising and harmful

According to a survey by Catalonia’s Centre d'Estudis d'Opinió (Centre for Opinion Studies), 60% of Catalans believe that the taxes paid by Catalonia to the state are “excessive” with respect to the services that it receives.

Albert Solé

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BarcelonaTwo thirds of Catalans believe that the Spanish state’s policies are recentralising and, what’s more, that this is harmful to the Catalan people. 14% consider this recentralisation to be good for Catalonia.

Today the Catalan government’s Centre for Opinion Studies has published an “Omnibus” survey with questions in all areas that were asked to 1,200 Catalans.

On the subject of the negative gap in tax revenue transfers, the same proportion of 60% believes that the taxes paid by Catalans are excessive in comparison with the services they receive, and respondents agree that the Spanish government takes decisions that are detrimental to Catalonia’s infrastructure.