Carlos Prieto highlights 52% increase in state investment in Catalonia over seven years

The Government Delegate presented the 2025 socioeconomic balance, emphasizing improvements in employment and pension increases.

Economic graph showing an upward trend in public investment and employment.

Economic graph showing an upward trend in public investment and employment.

The Government Delegate in Catalonia, Carlos Prieto, presented the 2025 socioeconomic balance in Barcelona on Thursday, arguing that the community is better off due to increased investment and dialogue with the Generalitat.

Prieto stressed that the Pedro Sánchez executive has allocated 60.768 million euros more to Catalonia than during the Popular Party (PP) government era. This increase translates into a 52% rise in investment since Sánchez arrived at Moncloa.

"Catalunya is better off than seven years ago."

Carlos Prieto · Government Delegate in Catalonia
Regarding employment, the delegate highlighted that Social Security affiliation in Catalonia reached a record 3.88 million people last November. This figure represents 485,000 more employed people than in 2018, with a 144% increase in permanent contracts compared to 2019.
Prieto also emphasized the evolution of pensions, noting that the average retirement pension has grown by 420 euros since 2018, reaching 1,545 euros per month. Furthermore, he mentioned the forgiveness of 17.104 million euros of debt to the Generalitat and the forecast to transfer nearly 33.000 million euros in 2026.
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