Social Security has taken a step forward in making diagnostic assessments of the pension system as complete as possible and without the need to rely on external reports. The ministry piloted by Elma Saiz has just launched a new tool that will allow it to make almost real-time projections of both the system's expenses and income. The objective is to observe whether it is sustainable or not, especially in the long term. But, is the discussion about what is one of the thunderboxes of economic policy over? In parallel to Social Security, Brussels carries out the same exercise, but in its own way.

Contributory pensions will be revalued by 2.7% from January 1, 2026. The increase is the result of calculating the average of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) of the last 12 months (between December 2024 and November of this year), so that when the inflation for this month of November is confirmed...3% year-on-yearThe increase in benefits will be fully confirmed. This will happen on December 12th.

After months of negotiation, finally this Monday the Spanish government has reached an agreement to move forward with the mechanism that has to guarantee baby boomers' pensions. However, Sánchez's government only signed the pact with the unions, since employers walked out of the negotiations. But what was the final agreement? These are the five keys:

The meeting on the design of the mechanism for intergenerational equality in pensions on Monday ended without consensus. While employer associations CEOE and Cepyme have distanced themselves from the Ministry for Social Security's proposal to increase taxes, the main unions are favourable, as negotiating sources explained to ARA, who add that informal contacts will be maintained to try to convince employers, also warning that the bill may yet be changed.