Catalan economy, but since the transition and recovery of self-government, has gained weight. The main contribution to the economy that has made the public sector has been the construction of large infrastructure projects that have allowed commercial and industrial development. Unfortunately, often these have proved inadequate infrastructure, and frequent upgrades have been delayed decades, or directly had to be built with private capital in infrastructure and making payment. This was due to transfers of capital to the autonomic system requires wealthier communities and the communities most dynamic economic stagnation, with the notable exception of the Basque Country and Navarre, which despite having a dynamic economy and one of the per capita income highest in the country does not provide funds for solidarity. This transfer process has allowed the development of depressed areas, but also more dynamic finish to weigh on the saturation of its infrastructure, which have not been extended due to lack of funds, and the low priority given to these proceedings.  It also has come to public services deteriorate, as the financial transfer system, having been very opaque and not be governed by measurable parameters, has ended in many cases to allocate less funding per capita richer areas, producing a deterioration of services and an affront to its citizens. A recent study by the Institute for Fiscal Studies evaluating the net contribution of the regions through the fiscal balance to the land compensation funds. According to this study, the publication of the fiscal balance is a "unique phenomenon" in the context internacional.40 The estimate uses six different methods for calculation, and said the report highlighted as main carriers net resources, communities of the Balearic Islands (with between 14.2% and 7.47% of GDP), Madrid (with between 9.13% and 5.57%), Catalonia (with between 8.7% and 6.38 %) and Valencia (between 6.4% and 3.22%) .40

This mechanism has recently been revised following the adoption of the new Statute of Catalonia, which provides that in a community, after being united with others, investment per capita can not be less than one that receives the funds. This new system of distribution of funds used scales measurable and comparable, as is the adjusted population criterion, the allocation of funds, although this system affects only the services, infrastructure will remain the discretion of the ministry building.

Regarding the division of institutions, the traditional headquarters accumulation of public entities, even theoretically independent of the government in Madrid, which have benefited both economically and politically,  began a process of distribution to the removal of body telecommunications regulator Barcelona, 41 not without great reluctance of government workers and the community of Madrid, 42 or the most recent installation of new automated claims center in Leon. It also highlights the location in Barcelona's national computing center, with the purchase of Spain's largest supercomputer, MareNostrum.