Balearic budget talks paused until 29 November vote

In Palma, Mallorca, talks over the Balearic Islands’ 2027 budget are on hold: the People’s Party (PP) will not resume negotiations with Vox until after the 29 November general election. On Monday, 9 November, Vox spokesperson Manuela Cañadas called the pause an election stunt. PP deputy spokesperson Marga Duran defended it.

The PP’s Antoni Costa announced the pause last week. Cañadas said she could not understand why the PP had pushed to draw up a budget and was now blaming Vox for the impasse. She said Vox was willing to negotiate if its minimum demands were discussed; language policy was not among them.

December leaves little time

Duran said budget talks needed political will and confidentiality, both of which could be undermined by election campaigning. She acknowledged that December, with several public holidays, would leave little time to reach a deal. Without a new budget, the Balearic Islands would have to extend the 2026 one.

The PP says its proposed 2027 budget will include tax deductions and aid to help sectors cope with rising inflation.

Parties unite over proposed clothing ban

Despite their budget dispute, PP and Vox plan to vote on Tuesday for a ban on the burka and niqab, two garments associated with Islam. Cañadas said she saw them as a form of subordination incompatible with equality. Duran said they erased women’s identity.

Topics: Politics

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com