Similarities Between Scotland And Catalonia

Catalonia and Scotland are two different countries in two distant parts of the world. They have one thing in common, both have held a series of independence referenda. They are both members of the European Union. Catalonia is a region of Spain that has been through some injustices and has been making steps to liberate itself from the Spanish central government. The area enjoys a great aspect of self-governance. It would wish to get it all, by being an independent state. The Spanish government has been reluctant in granting the region autonomy. The restriction is mostly based on the economic benefits that Spain gets from Catalonia. On the other hand, the central government is willing to grant Scotland independence. Scotland too has made several efforts towards its sovereignty. Currently, the region is looking forward to holding another independence referendum. A region cannot develop if they lack the liberty to govern themselves and have their voices heard, this is what the parts of Catalonia and Scotland need.
In November 2014, 80% of the Catalan nationalists who participated in an
In fact, data shows that the Spanish government gives back close to €11.1 billion lesser than what they collect concerning taxes (Treasury, 2014). The amount is almost equal to the development budget of Catalonia of nearly one full year. Although there could be an assumption that the Spanish authorities are concentrating more uplifting the Southern regions such as Andalusia, they are out rightly neglecting the Catalans. Their public services have deteriorated due to inadequate funding from the central government. The unionists in Spain have since argued that people in other regions such as Madrid pay much higher taxes and they do not present such complaints. The citizens of Catalonia feel oppressed, and the only remedy is disintegrating away from the oppressive rule hence the many independent