The PSIB offers to negotiate the spending cap with the government: "We're not going to ask for the impossible."

PalmThe government has accepted that approving the next budget is currently unlikely, but it hasn't given up on trying to push through the spending ceiling. It did so a year ago: it secured Vox's support for just this rule (which establishes the framework within which the accounts will be prepared), and six months later (in exchange for significant concessions) it managed to pass the budget. It was late, but this success gave the legislature a breath of fresh air. Armed with this learning curve, representatives of the executive branch have met in recent days with the PSIB and Vox, and this Monday they will meet with MÁS. For now, no support is guaranteed, but the PSIB has shown itself open to negotiating on the terms proposed by the government: agreeing exclusively on figures and leaving other political initiatives (such as the repeal of the Memory Law) aside. "We won't ask for the impossible," said PSIB spokesperson Iago Negueruela.

The Socialist, who a few weeks ago surprised the PP with a minimal proposal to increase the Sustainable Tourism Tax (ITS), announced that they will defend before the Government proposals that had already been formulated by "President Marga Prohens herself," although he did not specify which ones. Negueruela, who met with Vice Presidents Antoni Costa and Antonia Maria Estarellas last Thursday, stated that the tone of the meeting was "positive." On the other hand, the spokesperson for MÁS por Mallorca, Lluís Apesteguia, rejected "playing both sides": "There will be no Vox negotiating on one side and MÁS on the other." He emphasized that his trust in the PP after the "betrayal" with the repeal of the Memory Law is "little."

Vox maintains its distance

In contrast, Vox spokesperson Manuela Cañadas was critical of the government. She lamented that the PP has not yet provided them with a timeline for compliance with the agreements reached in exchange for the 2025 budget, and warned that for now they have not reached any consensus on the spending cap. "It won't take long to go to plenary session, and they have nothing agreed with us," she said. "The first thing the government must do is comply with what was previously agreed upon," the spokesperson advised. For the PP, deputy spokesperson Marga Duran simply stated that the talks on the spending cap with the various parties "are on the right track."