Will the more than 5,000 corporate headquarters that left Catalonia return?

One of the points in the agreement between PSOE and Junts regarding the appointment of Pedro Sánchez points out: flight from company headquarters Catalonia suffered greatly, especially in 2017, due to the referendum declared illegal by the Constitutional Court. The document provides: “A plan to facilitate and encourage return to Catalonia “The headquarters of companies that have moved to other regions in recent years”.

Since phase 1-O, approximately 5,200 offices have left Catalonia and approximately 2,500 have moved ashore. In the same period, the process in the Community of Madrid was exactly the opposite; 1,749 registered offices had a positive balance; During this period, 8,037 arrived and 6,288 left.

What mechanism facilitated the separation of venues in 2017?

A real situation emerged with the referendum of October 1, 2017. exit from tsunami The company’s headquarters in Catalonia. The great escape lasted through October and November of that year. Among these, like other companies, those belonging to La Caixa asked the then Minister of Economy the following: Luis de Guindos, a legal change that would facilitate this move. A royal decree approved by the government Mariano Rajoy (PP) facilitated a company’s rapid change of residence so that the decision could be made by the board of directors without the need for a shareholders’ meeting procedure, even if the company’s charter did not provide otherwise. The institutions that were most in a hurry to make this move were the banks, which could not even risk being a tenth of a second outside the euro zone. CaixaBank moved its headquarters to Valencia and Bank SabadellTo Alicante.

Movement of the headquarters. Catalan Newspaper


Which companies initiated the change of residence?

It all started on October 4, 2017. orizonThe biotechnology company founded by Carlos Buesa started dancing that day by announcing that it would move its headquarters to Madrid. This company was followed Bank SabadellAnnouncing on 5 October the relocation of its headquarters to Alicante, taking advantage of the headquarters of the former Caja de Ahorros del Mediterráneo (CAM); like CaixaBank, The company that chose to establish its headquarters in the former Banco de València and established itself in the capital of Túria after taking over Bankia. The next day, October 7. La Caixa Foundation and the company it invests in, Criteriaannounced that their headquarters were moving to Palma de Mallorca, and on the same day, Agbar It followed suit and opted for Madrid, but in September 2018 returned the headquarters of its parent company SGAB to Barcelona. Moreover Abertis, Cellnex or Colonial They preferred the capital of Spain. Advertisements continued as follows Gaesco, SegurCaixa Adeslas or VidaCaixa9 October; or the next day Catalana Occident (today Occident), Planeta, Indukern or Edreams, all to Madrid; together İdilia Foods (Cola-Cao, Nocilla) chose València on 11 October. And the dance continued like this: Foolish Iberia, Applusto Madrid; Codorniu to Haro (La Rioja); Bruixa d’Or, to Pamplona or Rooster Group to El Carpio (Córdoba) and also Ordesa Laboratoriesto Huesca; Cementos MolinsMadrid, including legal disputes between family shareholders, among others.

In 2023. Catalan Newspaper


What happened next?

The worst year was 2017. Currently, the balance between job centers leaving and those entering the community continues to favor the former, namely those leaving. So far this year, 679 companies have packed their bags by September 30, while according to data from the registrars’ unions, the number of those choosing Catalonia is 571, giving a negative balance of 108. In total, over the same period, the Community of Madrid recorded a net increase of 17 venues, registering 1,293 and 1,276 Departures by 30 September, despite losing strength and even losing more than they gained in the second quarter. According to data from the Trade Registry, more than 5,200 offices have left since 2017, the year of the 1-O referendum, and on the other hand, more than 2,500 offices have chosen to locate in Catalonia during this period. In Madrid, the opposite happens, except last year when the reference change was recorded in the second quarter of this year, with 376 departures and 373 arrivals in the last quarter. During this period, the Spanish capital community accumulated a surplus of 1,749 registered offices; During this period, 8,037 arrived and 6,288 left.

Have attempts been made to attract those who will move?

Although initially the current president Pere Aragones He was in favor of taking some actions targeting companies that changed headquarters, but this was also rejected later. The Generalitat’s argument was that this would be discriminatory for companies headquartered in Catalonia. For example, two Ibex companies, Fluidra and Grífols, along with many others, chose to stay. In any case, this is an issue that continues to worry the business world, even if it does not reflect on the progress of business. operational center, but yes in case of loss of shareholder meetings or board meetings. The new president of the Barcelona Chamber, Josep Santacreu, considers it necessary to attract the attention of companies that move their headquarters. Also president of Foment del Treball, Josep Sánchez LlibreHe claimed recently during the presentation of honorary awards and medals of this employer. “economic balance” For companies that changed headquarters after the October 1 referendum to return to Catalonia. Working to bring back most of the relocated headquarters was one of Sánchez Llibre’s election pledges when he became president in 2018, and he repeated it after last year’s election. “This is the place to be” condemned.

Source: Informacion

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