CaixaBank and BBVA have announced massive layoffs in the last few days and the Spanish government has asked the financial institutions to take responsibility. In addition, the vice-president and Minister of Economic Affairs, Nadia Calviño, has introduced a new element into the debate: she has contrasted the layoffs with the high salaries of bankers, who, by the way, are part of a sector that was largely bailed out with public money during the previous crisis.