There is an appeal against the sentence

BARCELONA, 4 Oct. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The Superior Court of Justice of Catalonia (TSJC) has condemned the Generalitat to pay a debt of 81 million euros to Renfe for the services provided in Rodalies by the operator between 2016 and 2019, according to a ruling published this Wednesday to which it has Europa Press had access.

The Fifth Section of the Contentious-Administrative Chamber of the TSJC has agreed with Renfe, which in 2021 filed an appeal against the Ministry of Territory and Sustainability for its refusal to pay outstanding credits, and condemns the Government to pay 80,926,248 euros plus late payment interest.

The figure set by the court includes increases for railway fees and corresponds to the claim made by Renfe for the 2016-2019 Action Plan, but the Generalitat objected, alleging that it is the General State Administration (AGE) that has to pay the amount.

However, the court affirms that the Generalitat is competent in this Action Plan and that Renfe services were provided without opposition from the Government, so the conflict it has with the AGE must be resolved in a different area than the judicial route.

"The payment commitment is not only recognized but also against it it is not possible to allege a conflict with the General Administration of the State in relation to the transfers of resources, a conflict to which the commercial company Renfe Viajeros SA, the plaintiff in this case, is unrelated. process," indicates the court.

He adds that, regarding the debt, "there is a tacit recognition when the provision of the service, in accordance with the Action plan, is provided by Renfe-Viajeros without any opposition from the Administration managing the service in the indicated terms."

The court orders the Ministry to pay the costs of a maximum of 3,000 euros and the sentence can be appealed in cassation.