Junts highlights blocked tax rises and measures it says it secured

Junts, a Catalan political party, has defended its record in Spain’s Congress during the current legislative term.

In a response to Catalan president Salvador Illa, party spokesperson Míriam Nogueras listed measures Junts says it helped pass or block.

They included tax breaks for some businesses, delaying a new invoicing system and keeping contributions for self-employed workers from rising.

Junts also cited measures on care for people with ALS, Catalan language use in Congress and funding for local administrations.

The exchange comes as the Socialists press Junts to say whether it would support either Pedro Sánchez or Alberto Núñez Feijóo as prime minister.

Junts says it will not align with a political bloc in advance and will put Catalonia’s interests first.

The party plans to use that approach in the coming weeks.