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MADRID The Spanish government told Catalonia on Friday it would lose access to some public funds if found using state money to organise a referendum on independence that Madrid says is illegal.
The wealthy northeastern region plans to hold a popular vote on whether it should secede from Spain on Oct. 1, which the central government says cannot go ahead because it is unconstitutional.
Spain's regions pay taxes to the central government and are then given a quota to spend on health, education and public infrastructure, a system Catalonia - which has one of Spain's strongest regional economies - says is unfair.
(REUTERS)
