The gap in autonomous financing widens: Murcia receives 977 euros less per inhabitant than Cantabria

In the midst of a debate on reforming the autonomous financing model, the system continues to widen the differences between territories and has hit a new record: the resource gap separating the best-funded region, Cantabria, from the worst, Murcia, is at an all-time high. According to an analysis by the Fedea study center, the current scheme, which aims to guarantee public services of similar quality across the country, allocated 3,372 euros to each resident of Murcia in 2024 —the latest available data— for basic public services, almost a third less than what the residents of Cantabria received. The difference is 977 euros, a 2% increase compared to the previous year's results.