Madrid clashes with the Balearics over cost-of-living legality measures
It is not uncommon for a regional government to clash with the Spanish government over the extent of powers, but nevertheless disagreement is usually confined to single issues, in the case of the Balearic government's special measures to compensate for the cost-of-living crisesMadrid has objected to multiple aspects of regional legislation considered to be unconstitutional. When such differences arise, a bilateral commission is established in order to thrash them out. If they cannot be resolved, Madrid has the right to refer them to the Constitutional Court for rulings. This happened, for example, with Balearic legislation designed to make bullfighting untenable. The court ruled against the Balearic government. It isn't necessarily the case that the Spanish government opposes legislation in principle, but it has to go by the book - that…