ACT. Rajoy, during his press conference yesterday, which made the announcements.
There was an increase in the minimum wage and the president believes that next year will be very good.
MADRID, EFE
The Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, was yesterday confident macroeconomic recovery, in the beginning of the last year of the legislature, as the next election is scheduled for November.
After the last meeting of his Cabinet, Rajoy (PARTIDÍ Popular, PP, center-right) took stock of the year and said some prospects for 2015, which -vaticinó- will be the “final takeoff of the economy” and may even ” very good “if conditions remain favorable in terms of the euro and oil prices.
“A year ago I predicted a better 2014 and has more than fulfilled,” Rajoy said, adding that the year about to end has been “substantial” on net job creation after seven years of crisis, with 550,000 new jobs work and an increase of 338,000 contributing to Social Security.
In late September, unemployment affected the 23,67% of the Spanish workforce. For the chief executive, where there was “mistrust” now there is “security”, and has gone from an economic contraction of 1.2% in 2013 to “overturn two and a half points” to an increase of 1.3% if GDP forecast of 1.4% Government- or fulfilled, as the Bank of Spain says.
Decisions
Among the measures of end of year, the Executive yesterday approved an increase of the minimum wage by 0.5%, to place it in 648.6 euros and increased 0.25% of pensions, the legal minimum.
For Rajoy, it is “modest” increases, which do not detract purchasing power as inflation for the whole year will be around 0%.
The next May elections in 13 of the 17 regions of Spain and in all municipalities, while in November legislative are provided.
The various surveys in recent weeks point to a marked decrease in PP voting intention, however, would remain as first force.
In this context, Rajoy ruled yesterday early elections because he favored exhausting four-year term, which began in November 2011, and aware that 2015 will be a “very important” year for economic recovery.
Political Issues
The Spanish prime minister, Mariano Rajoy, avoided commenting on the rise of party we, denouncing the way politics of the two major parties (PP and PSOE) and defended as “a value” “stability” who has lived Spain since 1978 with the alternation of popular and socialist government.
With the Socialists, Rajoy sees possibilities of understanding on some points, such as judicial reform and anti-corruption measures. One of the issues that marked 2014 in Spain has been the desire of Catalan nationalists to promote avenues for sovereignism of that region, the PP and the Socialists reject considering it unconstitutional.
Rajoy returned yesterday to advocate for dialogue with Catalonia in the new year but never to speak against national sovereignty, in which context has complained, referring to the regional president, Artur Mas, who has rulers whose priority is creating problems rather than solve them.
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