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Massive flight of companies from Catalonia to Madrid during the months prior to the independence referendum .In that period, more than 500 companies decided to leave the region to settle in the capital of Spain. The transfer has intensified since Artur Mas announced the desire to call a consultation until it is held. For months now there has been talk of the concern of Catalan businessmen about the possible independence of Catalonia. From the beginning they warned that this situation could lead to a massive relocation of companies. His worst omens are coming true. 500 companies “take the airlift” Some studies quantified more than 1,000 firms that had left Catalonia between 2010 and 2013 to settle in the capital of Spain. But, as El Confidencial Digital has learned, these figures have increased at a greater rate during the months prior to the independence referendum held in Catalonia on November 9. And there are already official numbers of what is known in high-level business circles, such as “companies that have taken the Barcelona-Madrid air bridge .
According to data from the Community of Madrid, to which ECD has had access, more than 500 companies moved to the capital , from Catalonia, between January and November of last year. This period coincides with the months of greatest uncertainty in the region due to the independence process , that is, from when Artur Mas announced the intention to call a consultation at the end of until its final celebration on 9-N. Maximum concern in the The does not hide Netherlands WhatsApp Number its “utmost concern” regarding the worsening of this phenomenon of company relocation. Faced with this scenario, they remember that, just ten days ago, Artur Mas placed economic recovery and job creation as “the main collective objective” of Catalonia , even ahead of the sovereignty process . They admit that this is a clear message to investors and businessmen. Madrid is the most benefited autonomy Sources from the Ministry of Economy and Finance of the Community of Madrid explain that, in this context, the region is benefiting the most from the phenomenon of the departure of multinationals from Catalonia. n From January to more companies were created in the community than in Catalonia , according to data managed by the Madrid administration.
They explain that Madrid is now trying to present itself to investors with a much more stable and fiscally attractive legal and political framework in the face of a hypothetical scenario of secession in Catalonia. Quintuples the investment that Catalonia receives Another piece of data handled by the Madrid Treasury Department, through a report prepared by Community technicians, is that Madrid attracted more than half of the foreign investment in Spain in 2014. It received, in the first eleven months of the year, 5,091 million euros in foreign investment, 4.7 times more than Catalonia . In this same period, Catalonia remained at 11.3% of the total investment received in the country, while the Basque Country (another region that timidly threatens a sovereign process) received 7% . It has the largest tax reduction planned Business sources highlight to ECD that, at this time, it is not overlooked that the Community of Madrid has planned for this year the largest tax reduction promoted by an autonomy in Spain.