It's tax payer funded all right, just not by Spanish tax payers (if there are any). Spain was the biggest recipient of the (obviously unnecessarily large) EU C

It's tax payer funded all right, just not by Spanish tax payers (if there are any). Spain was the biggest recipient of the (obviously unnecessarily large) EU COVID recovery fund, and with all those billions burning in their pockets, this is unlikely the be the only avenue they'll going to pursuit. Expect more fresh ideas until at least the latter part of the decade, unless the Brussels manages to conjure another handout for the south.