Sanchez and his budget

Spanish politics can be simple stuff; if you have a majority in parliament you are safe because your MPs will always tow the party line and as long as you have got a bargaining chip you can get more funding for your region. The minority government of Pedro Sanchez announced yesterday that there would be a 66% increase in state funding for Catalonia providing that his budget was approved by parliament. Sanchez needs allies, and the Catalan parties, some of whom back independence, are a powerful lobby and their votes would help the budget pass through parliament. Nice idea Sanchez, but surely the extra cash has been won by Catalonia on merit and has nothing to do with the PM needing the support of the Catalan parties in parliament.