Spain will tighten its control over Catalonia's spending to prevent the region from using funds to organise an independence referendum, Spanish Budget Minister Cristobal Montoro said Friday.
"We are guaranteeing that no payment from that administration goes towards an illegal activity," he told a news conference in a reference to an October 1 secession referendum in Catalonia which Madrid arguesRead more
Spain's minority government presented Friday its long-delayed draft budget for 2017 which boosts social spending and moves away from austerity in a bid to win opposition support for the spending plans.
Budget Minister Cristobal Montoro said the budget would "fuel growth and employment" while at the same time allowing Spain to meet the deficit targets agreed with the European Union.Read more