The Junts per Catalunya party, meeting in Tarragona for its working sessions, reaffirmed its request for an economic agreement (concert econòmic), rejecting the proposed financing system reform agreed upon by PSOE and ERC. Mònica Sales, the group's president in the Parliament, stated that the current agreement "does not provide the key to the treasury nor any change compared to what is currently happening" and announced they will present an amendment to the entirety in the Congress to fight until the last moment.
“"It neither gives us the key to the treasury, nor singularity, nor reduces the fiscal deficit, nor guarantees ordinality, nor foresees the differential cost of living between communities; it is a simple update of the existing model, within the common regime and 'coffee for everyone'."
Sales defended the need to unite the seven deputies of Junts and the seven of ERC in the Congress to "turn the weakness" of the Spanish President, Pedro Sánchez, into a catalyst for demanding the economic agreement. This position aligns with the request of former President Artur Mas to urge Catalan parties to unite. The leader added that "This pressure should be exerted by those of us who love Catalonia".
Separately, the spokesperson for Junts in the Parliament, Salvador Vergés, announced that the party will promote a monographic debate on social mobility (ascensor social) in the Parliament on February 10, 11, and 12. Vergés criticized that, despite the country's "macroeconomic benefits," almost 25% of Catalans are at risk of exclusion, emphasizing that "working is no longer synonymous with being able to progress" due to the high cost of living in Catalonia.
