Supported by all his ministers (and his ministers, whom Pedro Sánchez joked about their supposed susceptibility for praising only the female part of the Council of Ministers), the candidate of PSOE for re-election presented his electoral program after being introduced by the Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, and by her economic vice president, Nadia Calviño. In an environment more typical of a rally, due to the intensity and tone with which he launched his proposals, Sánchez drew a clear border with the presentation made last Tuesday by his rival, Alberto Núñez Feijóo. Where the one from the PP made a presidential speech in its forms and in its substance, The one from the PSOE went down to the arena, harangued his people, and made (or rather, choreographed) that those gathered stood up more than once to applaud him. Where that of the PP presented a battery of measures that were not very specific but that covered wide areas of management (from the economy to what he called the regeneration of the institutions), that of the PSOE reeled off a few quite specific measures and directed above all to a sector of the population: the young vote. These measures and many others from different sectors and issues have their expansion in the long and detailed document of 264 pages of the socialist electoral program.
Housing account with tax savings limited to 30,000 euros, free university and FP for those who pass the subjects the first time (until now you have to achieve an A or enrollment), 250,000 new FP places, totally free public transport for children and students up to 24 years, 183,000 public rental housing guaranteeing that half would be for young people… “They are the great protagonists of the next legislature”, Sánchez claimed between proposals, among which he included the promise to achieve full employment, endorsed by Calviño, which he also once again attributed to she and Sánchez have “saved the Spanish economy”.
The electoral program of the PSOE reels off a few quite specific measures and directed above all at a sector of the population: the young vote
Calviño, on the other hand, in his speech prior to Sánchez, pointed out that with “the reform agenda practically finished”, citizens and companies now need “confidence and calm”. and he did not no reference to fiscal changes or to the controversial taxes on energy companies and banksbeyond extolling that the course of this legislature has been achieved with “a responsible fiscal policy and social justice”.
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But the President of the Government also gave a review of achievements of his legislature. From economic growth to job creation (“we are the fastest growing country in Europe, with the lowest inflation and the best employment figures in history”) and he mocked “others” (the PP) whose The objective is to reach 22 million members of Social Security: “but if we are already at 21 million… what little ambition…”.
Another prominent block, without a doubt, was the ecological transition. He confirmed his green minister, Teresa Ribera, in advance (if she manages to form a government after the elections) and boasted that Spain is a world leader in this area. He stressed that renewables attract “quality companies and employment”He promised that he will double the contribution of the desalination plants so that farmers have access to more water at reasonable prices and launched that he will change regulations so that cities expand green areas as one of the formulas to combat climate change.