The Government summons the PSIB and Vox parties again to discuss the spending cap

PalmThe First Vice President and spokesperson for the Balearic Government, Antoni Costa, has called a second meeting with the PSIB (Socialist Party of the Balearic Islands) and Vox to negotiate the spending cap and the budget. "We haven't thrown in the towel," said Costa, who believes there is a possibility of reaching an agreement. He confirmed that he has already submitted the timetable for fulfilling the agreements regarding the 2025 budget, requested by Manuela Cañadas' party as a precondition for negotiations. Meanwhile, Vox has also expressed its openness to renegotiating with the PP (People's Party) the decree-law on strategic projects, which it rejected on September 30th. retaliation against the PP for not giving in on its language lawAlthough the Popular Party has maintained its position and, in fact, rejected Vox's initiative in Parliament last Tuesday, the far right has not yet broken ties with the Government.

The First Vice President did not provide further details, insisting that discretion is necessary for the negotiations to be successful. "I hope that Vox and the PSIB will demonstrate the same discretion as the Government," he said. However, Costa separated the talks on the spending cap from the ongoing tensions with the far right over issues such as language. He also distinguished these discussions from the existing negotiations on the decree-law for strategic projects. In this regard, he reiterated the Government's intention to negotiate with Vox "on a case-by-case basis."

He reproaches the PSIB and Vox for "tweezing" him

After the leftIn fact, last Wednesday with Vox To force his appearance before the plenary session, Costa criticized them for forming a "pincer movement" within the PP. However, he expressed his willingness to explain his strategy for the 2026 regional budget, given that the PP does not hold an absolute parliamentary majority. "One day Vox is furious" that the Government wants to "talk" with the PSIB about approving the budget, and "the next day" they support the Socialists in forcing the minister to appear, he remarked. "I don't know what that political relationship is, but it does seem a bit like a pincer movement, but nothing more," he said.