Spain seeking to strangle Catalan independence bid by seizing all of its tax income
(WorldNews France)

Spain prepared on Monday to cut the rebel Catalan government off from all tax income, depriving officials of salaries and the means to fund any secessionist campaign. In a months-long stand-off with the north-eastern region, the central government already seized control of much Catalan public spending in September. This was to try and stop an independence referendum that went ahead regardless, and yielded a “Yes� vote on October 1. Now Madrid will move on the regional authority......