Valencia Courts
The Generalitat’s budgets received approval for the eighth time this Tuesday, with Botanic continuing its day-long voting once again. Even as votes proceeded, the rift among the three partners PSPV, Compromís, and Unides Podem persisted, underscoring growing tensions as the current legislature nears its end and a new one approaches. The polls loom large. As in recent months, two major lines of contention remain: the planned reduction of the Inheritance Tax and the push for renewable energy initiatives across Valencian territory. The debate over “bous al carrer” was reintroduced, with PSPV joining the PPs and Cs to approve a modification concerning attendance at festivities affecting the Valencia public health system. Compromís and Unides Podem argued fiercely, accusing Botànic of total disloyalty and breaking agreements. [citation]There are ongoing discussions about how these disagreements shape the coalition’s stability and policy direction. Attribution: Valencia political briefings
Valencia Courts
The session in the Cortes began with a decision to pause the reform aimed at renewing the Constitutional Court (TC) in the Senate. Parliamentary groups backing the autonomous government labeled the KT’s stance as unprecedented, intolerable, and frightening. After three statements, the botanical trustees Ana Barceló, Papi Robles, and Pilar Lima opened the debate on the Generalitat’s Law on Financial Measures, Administrative and Financial Management and Organization, commonly known as the Accompanyment Law, which pressed on despite evident inconsistencies.
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On one side, the PSPV has pushed to reduce Inheritance Tax to 99 percent, a measure backed by family businesses while facing opposition from other coalition partners who polled more than ten million votes. On the other side, Compromís and Unides Podem’s renewable energy proposals found little favor with the Socialists. Nonetheless, the Valencian coalition steward, Papi Robles, stressed that work continues to safeguard Botànic’s longevity, and a third share may emerge after the elections. [citation]The calculus remains focused on balancing fiscal relief with sustainable energy plans. Attribution: Valencia policy update
Energy agency
After months of discussion, on the first of the month, the three groups reached an agreement to establish the Valencia Energy Agency. It was necessary to address the concerns raised by the PSPV about the agency’s functions, powers, and the legal certainty surrounding the newly formed entity.
Meanwhile, the opposition argued that new rules could reshape several laws, create “kiringuitos,” and reduce taxes. Botanic pushed its amendments forward, including efforts to remove the controversial tourism tax and relax language requirements for public service access. Proponents from the autonomous government countered that the proposed rules are designed to reflect the social majority and that new bodies are not intended to accommodate arbitrary interests.