MADRID (AP) — The president of Spanish region Andalusia led protests Wednesday against central government attempts to control the spending of the country’s 17 semiautonomous authorities in an outcry that threatens to undermine the ailing country’s efforts to convince investors it can put its finances back in order.
Andalusia President Jose Antonio Grinan said his region wouldn’t be able to enact the cuts being demanded by Mariano Rajoy’s government next year without shutting down key public services. He said Madrid wants Andalusia to shave around €3 billion ($3.69 billion) off its 2013 budget.
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