Bolaños appeals to the “ability” of the Government to close agreements before the vote on the decree on pensions and economic aid
The Minister of the Presidency, Justice and Relations with the Courts, Félix Bolaños, recalled this Wednesday that the Government “can demonstrate a certain ability” to close agreements with other political groups, given the vote in Congress of three economic decrees in which The Executive tests the solidity of its support. Before the most important one, the so-called omnibus decree that includes everything from the revaluation of pensions or aid to public transport, the Government is awaiting the vote of Junts, which has not advanced. He has stressed, however, that these are economic measures that “benefit” citizens and that those who vote against will have to explain very well why they do so.
“We have to wait for the vote, we never announce the vote of any political group, not even today,” said Bolaños, asked about Junts’ position regarding the omnibus decree, which for the moment remains at no. In any case, he has claimed that the Government “can demonstrate a certain ability” to close agreements, even at the last moment and has explained that “there are continuous contacts” with Junts and other groups. “We look for agreements all the time, we talk to everyone,” he stated, recalling that in the “most fragmented Parliament”, the Government managed to approve 92% of the votes and 25 laws in 2024, “demonstrating stability”.
Regarding this Wednesday’s decree, he highlighted that “it is a decree that increases pensions for 12 million pensioners, which establishes free transport passes, aid for public land transport, which becomes free in the Canary Islands and the Balearic Islands, aid for affected by the damage.” “We focus on Junts, but there are 350 deputies in the Chamber and none of them have voted to lower pensions or eliminate free transportation, but to benefit citizens” and he has indicated that they will have to explain the reasons why they will vote in against these aids.
Regarding the budgets, he said that the Government maintains the “intention” of presenting them, but “it is obvious” that it needs parliamentary support, so he does not rule out that they will not go ahead, a possibility that he does not see as “serious.” “The current budgets are ours, expansive, they work, they are generating growth,” he said.
