The government will approve minister council According to El Periódico de España, next Wednesday a decree will be issued to expand some measures of the so-called social shield against the economic consequences of the war in Ukraine. from treasury the road has already been prepared moderating inflation and suppressing some due to Brussels’ demands. Among the fuel subsidies that will not be extended when they expire on December 31 transporters, livestock and agricultureAs confirmed by sources at Moncloa. A benefit that has already been phased out and is now set at five cents per liter of fuel.
The final text of the decree is still being negotiated between the Treasury and the second vice president, led by Yolanda Díaz. The coalition’s minority partner is pushing for an extension of most aid. The socialist side proposes to eliminate the fuel subsidy as well as the reduction in fuel prices. VAT on electricity bill. Beyond Europe demanding the withdrawal of extraordinary incentives, this They evaluate the latest data on inflation positivelyespecially in electricity and fuels.
If there is an increase in fuel prices, transporters They can pass this on to customers. Actually, Conflict in the Red Sea causes an increase in oil and natural gas prices.
The government will also not approve new measures to combat rising prices. Socialists embrace target of reducing budget deficit to 3 percent return of fiscal rulesIn order not to extend the new aid in the anti-crisis package. The latest extension of the decree mobilized a total of people 3.8 billion euros in the second half of the year.
The measures, which the government will extend for a further six, include subsidies for public transport and reductions in travel fares, including a free service for young people and the unemployed. VAT on food. Transport subsidies are already included in the budget plan, and the VAT reduction announced by Pedro Sánchez in his investment speech will be extended on its current terms. So except meat and fish. It is planned to abolish the 4 percent VAT applied to all basic food items (bread, flour, milk, cheese, eggs, fruits, vegetables, legumes, potatoes, grains) and continue the 10 percent reduction. 5% in oil and paste.
suspension evacuation of vulnerable families Another of the measures that will be extended in the first half of next year is the lack of housing alternatives. The purpose of the Coalition Executive is to Connect autonomous communities within the administration Evacuations are carried out in cases of sensitivity, but this purpose does not mean the removal of the measure. Accompanying this possibility of temporary suspension claim compensation by the landlord or owner.
Rentals
In terms of housing take action against rising rentsThe Board of Directors will approve the reference price indices. “Between the end of December and the beginning of January”. Some key indexes to accompany the declaration of distressed areas (where average rent or mortgages are above 30% of income) where rental prices can be regulated. Those responsible for declaring these hot zones are autonomous communities. Herein lies the weak point of the housing law, because PP-run communities have already announced that they will not do this. Faced with this opposition, the Executive, as a pressure mechanism, warns that homeowners in communities without a declared distressed area will not be eligible for the tax breaks included in the law.
This Thursday, Housing Minister Isabel Rodríguez began a series of meetings with autonomous communities. two sided Application housing law. It is planned to call the Housing Sector Conference of all Autonomous Communities at the end of next January. Another of its goals is to include different administrations in the Administration’s plan to increase the public stock to 184,000 houses this period.
Rent increases with contracts based on CPI, as already included in the housing law will be limited to 3%. In the omnibus decree regarding what will be the last Council of Ministers meeting of the year, in addition to anti-inflation measures, revaluation of pension According to CPI and officials’ salary.