Catalonia leads the loss of business turnover until March due to the flight of companies to Madrid

Catalonia

is the community that has suffered the

in the

of the year, after suffering a

-mainly to the Community of Madrid- that represented total revenues of

No other region in the country has suffered such an outflow in terms of billing, according to data from the consulting firm

released this Wednesday.

In total,

that registered this combined volume of sales have left Catalan soil to locate their headquarters in another region.

Of the 553 million turnover that have left Catalonia,

"Since 2017,

as a result of

, but there are other factors that can favor Madrid such as its geographical location, the capital status, the characteristics of the region's image, the number of

to apply, personal qualification by having

and

Director of Studies of the firm

, to EL MUNDO .

On this last point, the expert recalls that although the taxation of companies is the same throughout the national territory, there are

than in Madrid and a different regulation for other taxes such as

, which They tend to affect businessmen.

In the region chaired by

, these last two taxes are

, so in practice they are not applied, something that is very beneficial for the owners of some companies.

Although

is the one that has suffered

it has received the arrival of 193 companies with an aggregate sales volume of 406.8 million euros, with which its

in the first quarter is

It is the second region with the worst balance of companies, behind the

which has

and the second also in loss of turnover, behind Andalusia, whose net balance is 270.45 million euros.

Madrid adds 400 million

Madrid

is the community with the

between arrivals and departures, since it added

and it is also the one that earns the most in terms of turnover:

.

In total, the region has received 469 companies while 381 have moved. It is the one with the most business movement, followed far behind by Catalonia, with only 193 arrivals (59% less than Madrid) and 225 departures (-41 %).

Among the companies that have moved their headquarters to this community from Catalonia are

to the wholesale trade of pharmaceutical products- with a turnover of more than 220 million euros, the largest that has moved this quarter-;

the transport company

which rents cars and light motor vehicles, with 91 million euros;

and

dedicated to the rental of trucks, which had a turnover of 68.6 million.

has also moved to Madrid ,

which is dedicated to the wholesale trade of solid, liquid and gaseous fuels and has nearly 120 million euros in sales, from Andalusia;

and

, an intermediary in the trade of food products, beverages and tobacco, with sales revenues of 43.6 million and also Andalusian.

In fact,

between January and March came from

, 16% from Andalusia, 10% from the Valencian Community and 9% from Castilla y León.

In terms of billing data, the companies that changed their headquarters in the first quarter accumulated

, of which

(821 million, of which 55% came from Catalonia).

However,

has also received some companies that have decided to leave Madrid, such as

, engaged in activities related to transport, with a turnover of 121 million euros, or

, manufacturing paints, varnishes and coatings, printing inks and putties, which entered 46.5 million.

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