In the context of inflation and political polarization, the PSOE Government and the Unidas Podemos administration are dividing the Spaniards, as reflected in the Spanish Barometer of the Gabinet d’Estudis Socials i Opinió Pública (GESOP) for the Prensa Ibérica group. There is also no general consensus when asked about the six specific actions of Pedro Sánchez’s Executive. On the other hand, raising the minimum wage to 1,080 euros has been the only measure that has received great public support recently.
84.4% of Hispanics Approve agreement between government and trade unions, employers got away with raising the minimum wage, and only 12.7% opposed it. Positive opinions predominate in a highly cross-sectional fashion and are around or even above the national benchmark. in all segments of the population: for both sexes, all age groups, all education levels and municipalities of all sizes.
Support for the deal is also imposed by the voter all with very high percentages, but there is more backlash among right-wing voters to a measure that has not received business approval. Three out of four voters for PP (68.2%) and Vox (67.6%) support a minimum wage increase, while a quarter of popular sympathizers (24.6%) and one-third of ultra party voters (29.1%) are against the increase . In left formations, approval exceeds 90% in any case. 82.4% in favor, 16.6% against in Ciudadanos.
There is also a large majority of support for the measure in all autonomous communities. In Madrid alone, the percentage of support remains below 80% (76.5%) and the rejection limit remains at 20% (19.4%). In the rest of the regions, the differences are even wider.
Data sheet
– Responsible company: GESOP.
-Investigative technique: Telephone interviews.
-Working area: Spain.
Population: Adults with the right to vote.
-Example: 1,002 interviews.
-Sampling type: proportional to the size of the autonomous community and municipality. Selection of the person to be interviewed according to gender and age cross quotas.
-Error margin: +/- 3.10% for 95% confidence level and p=q=0.5.
-Field work: February 27 – March 1, 2023.
Source: Informacion
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