With a new intake of MPs preparing to take their seats in Spain’s 350-seat lower chamber of parliament, The Local takes a look at the salary, perks, and expenses afforded to the new governing class of 2019.
The so-called 'mileurismo' phenomenon continues to grow as data from employment portal jobandtalent.com reveals that 49 per cent of jobs offered in Spain in January had net salaries equivalent to less than €1,000 ($1,350) per month.
Spain must fight unemployment by doing more to free up its labour market, including further cuts to severance pay, the OECD club of industrialized nations said on Wednesday.
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said on Sunday that falling wages had allowed Spain, which is grappling with an unemployment rate of nearly 26 percent, to save jobs.
