Work and income
We compare reviewed statements, proposals and older manifestos, rather than 29N manifesto promises. Support and opposition refer to the exact statement above each table. A gap does not mean neutrality or no position. Regional sources are marked as territorial context.
Method and limitsWorking week
The working week should be capped at 37.5 hours, with no cut in pay.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesRego supports the 37.5-hour bill as a first step while seeking 35 and eventually 32 hours. Preferring a larger reduction is not treated as opposition to this measure. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesRadio Sintonía’s own interview records Valido’s support for the 37.5-hour bill conditional on SME compensation measures. This is conditional support, not an unconditional promise or our own claim about European working hours. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesThe Basque group supports processing the 37.5-hour cap and a statutory framework, with transitional measures, SME support and collective bargaining. Its support includes these adaptation conditions. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesMatute supports the bill reducing the maximum from 40 to 37.5 hours without lower pay. Many Basque agreements already have shorter weeks; he sees the reform as progress for other workers. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSalvador explicitly supports the 37.5-hour reform and explains SME assistance and adaptation negotiated by ERC. Support is established by his speech, not the vote alone. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesCervera opposes the mandatory 37.5-hour proposal and advocates flexibility, bargaining and productivity. He also says Junts does not oppose every reduction in hours; this answer concerns the proposed legal cap. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSantana supports the 37.5-hour bill without a pay cut while proposing a 30-hour week. This is support as a first step, not a 29N manifesto. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesBravo argues for returning the statutory 37.5-hour bill and reducing hours through agreements. Opposition concerns the mandatory proposal, not every negotiated reduction. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesMayoral supports processing the statutory 37.5-hour bill without lower pay on behalf of the Socialist group and opposes returning it. This records its 2025 debate position, not a claim that the measure is in force. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sourcesJune 2025 mobilisation guide, physical page 2, explicitly supports 37.5 hours without lower pay. Exact publication date is unstated; first observed on 6 October 2026. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesUPN rejects imposition in the 37.5-hour bill debate and supports social dialogue. This records opposition to the proposed legal cap while preserving its support for labour agreements. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesFigaredo argues for returning the 37.5-hour bill and opposes the mandatory cap because of its effects on small businesses. This establishes opposition to this reform, not every working-time agreement. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
Pensions
Public pensions should automatically change each year in line with prices.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesBNG supports uprating with actual year-on-year CPI and larger increases for minimum and non-contributory pensions. The speech establishes its indexation position separately from its vote on the 2026 decree. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesValido supports revaluation under the Toledo Pact and asks for increases above inflation, particularly for low pensions. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesThe Basque group supports retaining CPI uprating and warns of silent year-after-year cuts without it. It also calls for stronger pension-system revenues. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesMatute supports CPI-linked pension revaluation and calls for further protection by raising minimum pensions. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesERC supports the agreement to index pensions to CPI, contrasts it with the previous 0.25% rule and says it must not be broken again. This supports the rule as well as the 2026 increase. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesTen supports inflation-linked pension increases and additionally seeks adjustment for territorial living costs. The qualification concerns the index, rather than freezing pensions. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesPodemos supports CPI uprating to protect purchasing power and seeks minimum pensions at the minimum wage. Coding uses its defence of the indexation rule, not just its vote on the 2026 increase. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesTellado supports automatic CPI adjustments in a separate bill. Rejection of a decree containing other measures is not coded as opposition to pension adjustments. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesEsther Peña defends statutory CPI linking in Congress during the pension adjustment debate. Supports adjustments; no pension opposition is inferred for other parties. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesThe Sumar group spokesperson supports restoring automatic CPI uprating instead of the 0.25% limit. This is attributed to the parliamentary group he represents, not individually to every constituent party. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesAlli supports linking pensions to CPI to preserve purchasing power. Historical evidence, supplemented by support for revaluation in 2026. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Insufficient evidence |
Taxes on large fortunes
People with large fortunes should continue to pay a specific tax on their wealth.
The Basque Country and Navarre would keep their own tax systems.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes more progressive taxation and fewer exemptions, seeking Galician administration. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesAna Oramas’s own CC statement to the Finance Committee (2008; historical evidence). Oramas explicitly supports abolishing wealth tax as part of a limited fiscal reform rather than other groups’ comprehensive reforms. This 2008 national position contrasts with retaining a wealth levy; it is not presented as a current statement on the solidarity tax on large fortunes created years later. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesPNV–PSE fiscal agreement of 31 January 2023 (historical reference). PNV and PSE reaffirm implementing the large-fortunes solidarity tax through adaptation to foral territories, bilateral agreement and changes to the Economic Agreement Act in Congress. This documents support for the national tax while respecting the foral tax system in 2023. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes making the tax permanent, respecting Basque and Navarre fiscal administration. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Supports retaining and improving the large-fortunes tax to curb internal tax competition. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesAmendment 225 retains the large-fortunes tax until financing reform but proposes suspending the separate wealth tax meanwhile. Conditional support for its design, distinct from abolishing both taxes. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesProposes increasing wealth taxation with state coordination to fund services. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Opposes the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes ending the large-fortunes tax; this does not establish opposition to every progressive tax. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesSánchez defends the solidarity tax on wealth above three million euros and its role in countering tax competition. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes a permanent, more progressive large-fortunes tax. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Opposes the proposal First observed: Territorial context Explanation and sources2023 Navarre regional manifesto (territorial and historical evidence). Its regional manifesto proposes a 100% wealth-tax rebate in Navarre. This is regional opposition to that levy, rather than a promise to repeal the national solidarity tax. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Opposes the proposalExplanation and sourcesVOX amendment 104 opposes making the large-fortunes tax permanent and seeks removal of the article changing its design, alongside amendments against extending it. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
Minimum wage
The minimum wage should keep rising so that people in work can make ends meet.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes raising the minimum wage to improve the incomes of lower-paid workers. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Insufficient evidence |
| EAJ-PNV | Insufficient evidence |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes raising the minimum wage to improve the incomes of lower-paid workers. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes raising the minimum wage to improve the incomes of lower-paid workers. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes raising the minimum wage to improve the incomes of lower-paid workers. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sourcesPodemos’s own 2024 European manifesto; policy for the EU and its member states. Proposes raising the minimum wage to improve the incomes of lower-paid workers. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesFeijóo’s 2023 investiture proposals (historical reference). Proposes raising the minimum wage to improve the incomes of lower-paid workers. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Supports the proposalExplanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes raising the minimum wage to improve the incomes of lower-paid workers. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes raising the minimum wage to improve the incomes of lower-paid workers. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Insufficient evidence |
| VOX | Insufficient evidence |
Self-employed people and small businesses
Starting and running a small business should involve less paperwork.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Insufficient evidence |
| Coalición Canaria | Supports the proposal First observed: Territorial context Explanation and sources2023–2027 Canary Islands manifesto (territorial and historical evidence). Proposes simpler administrative procedures for self-employed people and small businesses. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes simpler administrative procedures for self-employed people and small businesses. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Insufficient evidence |
| ERC | Supports the proposal First observed: Territorial context Explanation and sources2024 Catalonia election manifesto (territorial and historical evidence). Proposes simpler administrative procedures for self-employed people and small businesses. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes simpler administrative procedures for self-employed people and small businesses. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Insufficient evidence |
| PP | Supports the proposalExplanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes simpler administrative procedures for self-employed people and small businesses. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Supports the proposalExplanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes simpler administrative procedures for self-employed people and small businesses. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Proposes simpler administrative procedures for self-employed people and small businesses. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesUPN’s 13th congress policy and statute papers (2024). Proposes simpler administrative procedures for self-employed people and small businesses. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto, copy published by RTVE (historical reference). Proposes simpler administrative procedures for self-employed people and small businesses. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
Income to live on
There should be a minimum income benefit for households that do not have enough to live on.
| Party | Documented position |
|---|---|
| BNG | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Supports minimum-income benefits and regional management to improve protection for low-income households. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Coalición Canaria | Supports the proposal First observed: Territorial context Explanation and sources2023–2027 Canary Islands manifesto (territorial and historical evidence). Supports the Canary Islands citizenship income and criticises the failure to turn legal progress into effective help for low-income families. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EAJ-PNV | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Supports minimum-income benefits and regional management to improve protection for low-income households. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| EH Bildu | Supports the proposal First observed: Territorial context Explanation and sources2024 Basque manifesto published by Pello Otxandiano’s candidacy (territorial and historical evidence). Supports minimum-income benefits and regional management to improve protection for low-income households. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| ERC | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Supports minimum-income benefits and regional management to improve protection for low-income households. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Junts | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Supports a minimum-income benefit and better access for low-income households. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Podemos | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sourcesPodemos’s own 2024 European manifesto; policy for the EU and its member states. Supports a minimum-income benefit and better access for low-income households. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PP | Supports the proposalExplanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Supports a minimum-income benefit and better access for low-income households. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| PSOE | Supports the proposalExplanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Supports a minimum-income benefit and better access for low-income households. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| Sumar | Supports the proposal First observed: Explanation and sources2023 general-election manifesto (historical reference). Supports a minimum-income benefit and better access for low-income households. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| UPN | Supports the proposalExplanation and sourcesUPN’s 13th congress policy and statute papers (2024). Supports an inclusion income with support, job-search requirements and obligations adapted to each situation, rather than an unconditional universal payment. Reviewed: Read evidence and context |
| VOX | Insufficient evidence |