Revista d'Estudis Autonòmics i Federals (Mar 2011)
LAS HACIENDAS AUTONÓMICA Y LOCAL EN LA STC 31/2010
Abstract
The distribution of fi nancial powers within Spain’s federal structure remainsan unresolved constitutional question, as is the distribution of fi nancial resources.The lack of specifi c constitutional rules on this matter allows infraconstitutionalregulations a wide margin for manoeuvre in the formulationof a federal fi nancial system, often borrowing concepts from other legaldisciplines. The combination of both factors makes the constitutional controlover of this legislation diffi cult. Constitutional control also faces theadded diffi culty of having to integrate the role of Statutes of Autonomyand of the Organic Act passed by Central Parliament ex Article 157.3 of theSpanish Constitution (LOFCA). All of the above speaks of the complexity ofthe task the Spanish Constitutional Court faced when examining the constitutionalityof Section VI of the Statute of Autonomy of Catalonia.
