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Junts per Girona will table a motion at the next Girona City Council plenary session calling for the 2027 municipal budget to protect households’ purchasing power. The proposal would ask the council to review access rules for local aid and discounts, affecting working families who may currently exceed income thresholds for support.

The party also wants the municipal government to present a specific package of measures during the budget negotiations, including the cost of each measure and the expected number of beneficiaries. The motion is a proposal by an opposition group and would require support in the plenary to become a council position.

“People are paying more for housing, food, energy and getting around. Meanwhile, many working families find that less and less is left at the end of the month. Girona’s budget cannot ignore that reality,” said Gemma Geis, Junts per Girona’s spokesperson.

Local support and everyday costs

Junts says the 2027 budget should give priority to policies with a direct effect on household finances. It argues that middle-income and working households can lose saving and spending capacity while being excluded from some support because their income is above eligibility limits.

  • housing;
  • mobility;
  • nursery schools and help to balance work and family care;
  • sports and cultural activities; and
  • frequently used municipal services.

The motion also calls for measures for neighbourhood shops, self-employed workers and small businesses, which Junts says face higher costs and weaker household spending.

Call for income-tax thresholds to reflect inflation

The proposal asks the Spanish Government and the Generalitat, Catalonia’s devolved government, to adjust the state and Catalan scales of IRPF, Spain’s personal income tax, as well as personal and family tax-free allowances.

Junts describes the issue as “fiscal drag”. This occurs when pay rises intended to offset higher prices push a taxpayer into a higher income-tax band, even though their real purchasing power has not increased.

“Inflation cannot become a silent tax rise. We are not debating whether those with more should pay more; we are debating whether people should pay more when they are not richer simply because prices have risen,” Geis said.

The Generalitat’s current 2026 budget was approved under Law 10/2026 of 9 July, according to the Catalan Government’s budget information. Junts’ motion asks the Spanish and Catalan governments to establish regular mechanisms so future inflation does not automatically increase income-tax pressure.

Primary sources: eb.girona.cat, Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de Treball, Generalitat de Catalunya - Departament d’Economia i Finances, eb.gencat.cat, Idescat. Premsa. Reported by diaridegirona.cat, Diari de Girona.