User blog comment:Saturn120/Scotland Referendum - Aye or Nay?/@comment-3139512-20140918132135/@comment-823840-20140919112926

I'd say because Catalan independence would be almost a certainty in case of a referendum. Add to that the loss of income from Barcelona, loss of access to France east of the Pyrenees, post-independence hostility over, and the influence their secession will have on the Basques and it should be clear: Spain has nothing to gain from granting Catalonia a referendum. They must be somewhat relieved that the Scots didn't utilize theirs to leave the British union, inspiring the Catalans even more.