| Author (Person) | Johnson, Miles, Spiegel, Peter |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 26.9.12 |
| Publication Date | 26/09/2012 |
| Content Type | News |
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Catalan Prime Minister Artur Mas called an early election for 25 November 2012. The decision to go to the ballot box at this time came after growing calls for independence for Spain’s richest region and the government of Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s rejection of demands from Mr Mas for a fiscal pact under which Catalonia would have the right to levy its own tax revenues and for these to be divided out more fairly with Madrid. A victory for Mas' CiU centre-right nationalist formation would give him a mandate to pursue greater control over the Catalan region's affairs. Separately on the 25 September 2012, adding to the problems facing the Spanish government, Spanish police baton-charged protesters attending a rally against austerity dubbed 'Occupy Congress'. |
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