Spanish prime minister lambasts Catalan independence drive

By Adrian Croft MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Tuesday lambasted Catalan plans to test support for independence by holding a regional election, saying he would not allow anyone to break up Spain or to derail an economic recovery. Rajoy's broadside against Catalan President Artur Mas's scheduling of regional elections for Sept. 27 came as his government presented a 2016 budget intended to show the ruling People's Party as the best qualified to maintain economic stabili