The Spanish government has approved a package of emergency economic measures worth more than 9 billion euros (USD 9.5 billion) to try to temper the economic fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said on Saturday.
바카라 웹사이트“This war, and its economic and social consequences, have produced an extraordinary uncertainty when it comes to the European and international economy and, of course, the Spanish one,” Sánchez told reporters.
바카라 웹사이트“Consequently, we are cushioning this effect with the instruments that we have and sharing in a fair, equitable way the economic and social costs of the war,” he added.
바카라 웹사이트The measures include a cut in the tax on electricity, from 10 percent to 5 percent, a reduction in the cost of monthly transit passes and a one-time payment of 200 euros (USD 211) for people who earn less than 14,000 euros (USD 14,756) a year and are not already receiving benefits.
바카라 웹사이트A series of previously announced measures, such as a 20-cent reduction on gasoline prices at the pump and a 15% increase for people on benefits, will be extended.
바카라 웹사이트The government is also in the process of designing a tax aimed at the “extraordinary profits” earned by energy companies since Russia's war in Ukraine sent prices soaring, said Sánchez, whose Socialists lead a coalition government.
바카라 웹사이트“It's an initiative that is in tune with public opinion in our country,” the prime minister said.
바카라 웹사이트His announcement came less than a week after the opposition Popular Party won an unprecedented majority government in the southern Spanish region of Andalusia.
바카라 웹사이트Several analysts linked the Socialist loss in a region that was once a party stronghold to growing concerns over rising inflation and the cost of living.바카라 웹사이트
