Prohens warns that the decline in tourism "is causing families to tremble."

PalmRegarding tourism, the Catalan government maintains its rhetoric about containing overcrowding and rejects left-wing proposals for de-escalation. President Marga Prohens insisted this Tuesday during the government's oversight session on her outright rejection of the "degrowth" movement championed by the opposition. "Any sign of degrowth makes many families and self-employed workers tremble," she warned.

Prohens made these statements insisting that only those who "have a secure salary and don't leave their office" advocate for degrowth. She said this in response to a question from Vox spokesperson Manuela Cañadas, a supporter of continuing to encourage tourist arrivals to the islands, who linked "the decline in tourism activity and income" to the anti-saturation protests. "The constant attacks and tourism-phobic messages have given a poor image to the Islands," said the MP, who even spoke of "violent actions": "They're playing with our families' bread." The president responded that "you can't set records every year."

In parallel, the Popular Party (PP) attacked the PSIB and MÁS MPs for Mallorca. "You spend your holidays in London, Vienna, or New York," she said. "You're not tourists; you don't create crowds, you levitate." "You don't want tourists; you want only you to be able to do tourism, or travel, as the leftists say these days," she retorted.

Although the Catalan government has made a commitment to curbing tourism and has promoted the Sustainability Pact to analyze how to do so, no specific measures have yet been approved. Last April, it abandoned the implementation of some of its flagship proposals at the request of Vox. Thus, it ruled out increasing the Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS), known as the eco-tax, and taxing rental cars.