Coalición Canaria Condemns Inconsistencies and Lack of Transparency in Canary Islands Funding Reform

Coalición Canaria has sharply criticized Spanish Minister of Territorial Policy, Ángel Víctor Torres, over the handling of reforms to the autonomous financing system for the Canary Islands. The party accuses Torres and the local Socialist Party of prioritizing party loyalty and political interests over genuine regional needs and transparency. David Toledo, Coalición Canaria's national secretary of Organization, highlighted discrepancies between the initially announced 611 million euros funding increase and the subsequent unexplained surge of an additional 500 million euros. Toledo described these figures as "political propaganda" lacking basis in a formal written proposal.

According to Toledo, neither Torres nor the government have produced any concrete documentation or clear criteria elucidating the new financing model, as also acknowledged by Canary Islands President Fernando Clavijo. Coalición Canaria asserts that nearly all autonomous communities oppose the proposed model, contradicting the government's portrayal of partisan opposition limited to the Canary Islands.

The party insists the Canary Islands must not be treated as a bargaining chip in political negotiations and stresses the need for institutional loyalty, legal certainty, and proper consideration of the chronic underfunding issues. Toledo condemned the "baile de cifras" (dance of figures) as evidence of inadequate groundwork and called for serious, transparent dialogue to truly defend the interests of Canary Islanders. The criticism also implicates the wider PSOE leadership aligned with Pedro Sánchez and regions like Cataluña, suggesting political maneuvering at the expense of the Canary Islands' financial rights.