US EditionSpain sets out $5.8 billion support package to counter Iran war's impact
The €5 billion package includes tax cuts, fuel subsidies, and price freezes to protect 20 million households and 3 million companies from rising energy costs amid the Iran conflict.
- Spain proposed a €5 billion package to offset rising energy costs linked to the Middle East conflict.
- Measures include cutting electricity VAT to 10%, reducing fuel prices by up to 30 cents per litre, and providing a 20-cent fuel subsidy for farming and transport sectors.
- Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said the plan would last as needed, while criticizing the war’s impact despite mitigation efforts.
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The response of Spain to the energy crisis is a much wider and structured package compared to the Italian intervention on excise duties and discounts to road haulage. The government led by Pedro Sánchez has approved Friday a plan from 5 billion euros, articulated in 80 measures, with the objective to contain the impact of the surge of the prices of energy linked to the war in the Middle East. According to the socialist premier, it is the major s…
The government approves energy reductions and war aid in the Middle East, and does so with a package of measures of €5 billion that comes into effect immediately after its publication in the BOE. The aim is to contain the impact of the energy crisis caused by the geopolitical conflict and to cushion the blow on homes, businesses and strategic sectors such as transport, agriculture or industry. The plan combines tax reductions, direct aid and str…
The package of measures devised by the Government to respond to the economic effects of the war in the Middle East has an expiry date, on 30 June. Government sources confirm that until then the tax rebates provided for in the royal decree law presented this Friday by the President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, following an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers that has given the green light to a package valued at 5 billion euros.…
The Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez presented this Friday an economic recovery plan aimed at mitigating the first effects of the war in Iran. It includes 80 measures to reduce bills...
The spokesman for the Consell, Miguel Barrachina, warned this Friday that the decree of measures in the face of the crisis situation for the war in Iran announced by the executive of Pedro Sánchez this same Friday arrives "late" and "roto". Late, because, as explained, in the case of Portugal, the latter raised them only two days after the beginning of the events. In addition, the said decree arrives with the government "roto", in clear allusion…
In the face of rising prices, the Spanish government presented on Friday 80 measures to support households and businesses, totalling EUR 5 billion.
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