Spain eyes first new budget in years after Catalan party says will back it

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Spain eyes first new budget in years after Catalan party says will back it

MADRID - The left-wing Catalan separatist party Esquerra Republicana (ERC) announced on Tuesday a preliminary agreement to back the Spanish government's budget proposal, paving the way for the minority coalition to approve Spain's first budget in years. Gabriel Rufian, ERC's bench leader in parliament, told reporters his party offered its support in exchange for more financial autonomy