The Spanish government is proposing a 10% increase in public sector salaries between 2025 and 2028.

MadridThe Spanish government makes a move in negotiations to raise public sector wages and proposes a salary increase. of 10% for the period 2025 - 2028According to statements made to the media by the UGT union this Wednesday, the Ministry of Public Administration and the main civil servants' unions met again this Wednesday to negotiate an increase in public sector salaries, and they intend to meet again on Thursday. However, the proposal from the ministry, headed by Óscar López (PSOE), has not convinced the unions due to its fine print. Specifically, the Ministry of Public Administration is proposing a cumulative increase of 10%, but between 2025 (when the increase should be retroactive, according to the unions) and 2026, it cannot exceed 4%. Thus, salaries would rise by 2% this year and another 2% next year. The remaining salary increase would be applied gradually starting in 2027. "For UGT, this percentage complicates the negotiations because purchasing power must be guaranteed," said Isabel Araque, general secretary of UGT Public Services, in statements to the media.

Although the Spanish government does not yet have a draft national budget for 2026 on the table, this cannot be an obstacle for public sector workers to agree on a new salary increase. Civil servants have been pressing for days and even They all threatened to call a general strikePart of the discontent stemmed from the ministry's dismissal of plans to increase public sector salaries in 2025, citing a lack of state funds. The current agreement was implemented in 2022 and expired in December 2024. Since then, salaries have been frozen.