The Spanish government approves in full campaign “the first step” to revalue pensions

MadridThe Spanish government, with the election campaign already underway, has held an extraordinary council of ministers to take a “first step” toward revaluing pensions starting in 2027, even though the inflation figures for the month of November are not yet available. In fact, the state executive's own spokesperson, Elma Saiz, has admitted that the effective measure will be taken later because a regulation with the status of law is required. In any case, she took the opportunity to review all the measures that the Spanish government has taken regarding pensions throughout the legislative term, highlighting that it has acted to guarantee the “purchasing power” of pensioners throughout the entire mandate, in addition to incentivizing the extension of working life through “active retirement”.

On the other hand, the Minister of Justice and Presidency, Félix Bolaños, also announced the creation of 500 new judge positions and 200 prosecutor positions, which he said will reinforce the efficiency of the justice system. “In one year we have created up to 1,000 judge positions,” noted Bolaños, who recalled that during the entire mandate of Mariano Rajoy only 300 were created. Regarding the prosecution service, he asserted that his government has created more positions than during the legislatures of Rajoy and José María Aznar combined.

This extraordinary council of ministers in the middle of the campaign will not be the last one: it is expected that next Friday there will also be another one beyond the ordinary one that will also be held on Tuesday. In this way, Sánchez intends to stage his electoral program and what he could do if he remains in government after eight years. He has an advantage: the permanent deputation, the mini-parliament that operates in Congress during the election period and which, unlike the full chamber, has a left-wing majority without depending on Junts. This is what has allowed Congress to approve this week the housing decree law that extends rents for two years and stops evictions for vulnerable families, which was struck down by the plenary session in the month of October.