These are the measures of the new anti-crisis package approved by the Government of Spain

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The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has detailed the news of the royal decree-law approved this Tuesday by the Council of Ministers to deal with the energy crisis and the high inflation caused by the Russian invasion of Ukraine with special focus on the cost of food.

– Elimination of VAT for staple foods (bread, bread-making flour, milk, cheese, eggs, fruit, vegetables, legumes, potatoes, cereals).

– Lowering of VAT from 10% to 5% for oils and pasta.

– Check of 200 euros for 4.2 million families, with annual income of up to 27,000 euros.

– Extension for the next six months of the conditions of the contracts of rental in its renewal to avoid abusive increases.

– Direct aid to farmers of 300 million, to offset the increase in costs due to the increase in the cost of fertilizers.

– I support gas intensive industry with a new ICO liquidity line of 500 million euros.

– 450 million euros in aid for the sector of the ceramics and other subsectors.

– 3,100 million public investment through the new Perte de industrial decarbonization.

Measures that continue the same as of December 31:

– Free of fertilizers of suburban, rodalies and medium-distance Renfe during 2023.

– Discount of 30% of the public transport urban and interurban in the territories where the regional and municipal government complement it up to 50%.

– Extension for six months of the tax reduction of the electricity and gas.

– Freezing of the maximum price of the butane cylinder (19.55 euros).

– Extension until December 31 of the 2% limit to the annual update of the rental.

– Six-month extension of the suspension of the evictions and releases for vulnerable households.

– Prohibition throughout 2023 of cutting off essential supplies and extension of the social bonus.

– The increase of 15% of the minimum vital income and non-contributory pensions.

– It is extended relief contract and partial retirement until 2024 to promote generational replacement and job creation, especially in industry.

– The ERTE linked to the situation of temporary force majeure of companies and workers affected by the volcanic eruption on the Island of La Palma are extended.

– The prohibition on dismissal is maintained in companies affiliated with the aid program due to the increase in energy costs derived from the war in Ukraine.

Modified measures as of December 31:

– Extension of the discount of 20 cents per liter only for professional road transport, which will be paid at the end of each month.

– For farmers, direct aid of up to 20 cents per liter, through the refund of the special tax on hydrocarbons, at a cost of 240 million euros.

– Direct aid for fishermen valued at 120 million.

– Revaluation of 8.5% of pensions in 2023, in accordance with the increase in inflation, guaranteeing the purchasing power of retirees.

– Green light to improved active retirement for primary care health professionals, family doctors and paediatricians of retirement age.