Editorial: La Vanguardia

• President Pere Aragonès sees it difficult to justify the rejection of the budget project for 2024, the largest in Catalonia's history.
• The budget presents a major investment to reduce the public health waiting lists, strengthen the educational system, facilitate access to housing, among others.
• The PSC has decided to back the budget in order to ensure Catalonia's progress and stability.
• More votes are needed to approve the budget; hence Aragonès seeks support from En Comú Podem.
• En Comú Podem tries to condition its support to the prohibition of the construction of the Hard Rock tourist complex.
• Aragonès assures that the budget project will not include funding for said tourist project.
• Junts per Catalunya conditions its support to the acceptance of a hundred budgetary proposals, which complicates the process.
• The budget is vital for the citizens and companies that need the administrative and economic machinery to be reactivated.
• The budgets contemplate a significant increase in debt interest, reaching 86,568 million euros by the end of 2024.
• The budget does not include any allocation from the Next Generation funds due to the lack of approved projects.

Conclusion: The approval of this budget is crucial for Catalonia's economic stability, but it also requires a careful and efficient exercise of administration.

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