Alicia Romero will become the island’s Minister of Economy and Finance.

Romero, who was already the economic representative of the PSC in Parliament, where she also worked Official Spokespersonwill be responsible for negotiating how New financing model in Catalonia Which derives from the investment agreement signed between the Socialists and the ERC. The finance reform envisages that the general government will start collecting more and more taxes, starting with Personal income tax As of 2025, while maintaining the solidarity quota with the rest of the autonomous regions.

The spokesperson for the Socialists and United for Progress parliamentary group, who was Salvador Illa’s number two in the elections held on May 12, will take up her post once she is appointed in the coming days. At the head of the administration, Romero will have to deal, above all, with the reform of the financing system in Catalonia opened up as a result of the investment agreement between the PSC and the ERC, and will also be responsible for setting up budget General. She has been a member of parliament for eleven years, coming from municipal politics in Mataró. Romero was a prominent member of the negotiating team for the inauguration of President Public Service CommissionBoth with European Energy Research Centre As with common.