Editorial: La Vanguardia

• Madrid has increased its political and economic weight in Spain, up to 19.56% of the national GDP.
• The absence of effective decentralization measures and unfair tax competition contribute to centralization.
• Madrid's constant growth is a strategy of the elites to turn the capital into a megametropolis.
• The focus on Madrid increases regional inequalities, going against the principles of the autonomous State.
• The president of Madrid's community, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, exercises a competitive and unfair tax policy.
• Catalonia, with a GDP per capita of 35,325 euros, must compete with Madrid and other European regions.

Conclusion: To ensure balanced growth, it is necessary to reform autonomous financing, balance fiscal pressure, redistribute public investments and headquarters, and break the radial transport scheme. Madrid should be seen not as a competitor, but as an ally in global challenges.

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