Junts tumbará los dos decretos de vivienda del Gobierno
La formación independentista exige al Ejecutivo un Consejo de Ministros inmediato que modifique el primer texto y que lo lleve la próxima semana al Congreso para aprobarlo. Leer
The independentist formation Junts per Catalunya is demanding an immediate cabinet meeting to modify the first text of the government's two housing decrees. The party plans to present these texts to the Congress next week for approval. If the central government fails to withdraw the decrees before voting on them Friday morning, Junts per Catalunya will vote against them, potentially causing both to fail.
Junts per Catalunya unanimously decided this decision after an emergency extraordinary meeting on Thursday. The party believes many of the measures included in the decrees would have the opposite effect, reducing rental housing supply, increasing prices, and making it even harder for people with limited economic capacity to access housing. Junts says it will support the new text once it is ready and will vote in favor when a cabinet meeting is convened.
The Catalan party's decision is a major setback for the Pedro Sánchez government, which lacks sufficient support to pass any of the approved texts this week in the cabinet. Junts per Catalunya spokesperson Miriam Nogueras expressed disappointment and concern about the executive's measures on Wednesday. The first decree includes protection measures against evictions until December 31, 2030, restrictions on speculative housing purchases until December 31, 2028, rental price controls, a 10% tourism tax on vacation properties, tax deductions for renters, and incentives for small property owners.
Both the PNV and Coalición Canaria were willing to support Junts per Catalunya, making the vote contingent on their support. The second decree, with a single article, automatically renews rental contracts, and both PNV and Coalición Canaria have already voted against it. Junts considers many of the measures in the decrees to have the opposite intended effect, further reducing rental housing supply, raising prices, and making it even more difficult for people with limited economic means to access housing, without stopping speculative funds.
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