VOX denounced the abandonment of families, the ruin of self-employed workers, and the hypocrisy of an executive that squanders millions
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The Government of Pedro Sánchezwill finance the Palestinian National Authority with 46 million euros while Spain leads child poverty across the entire eurozone. The president announced in the Congress of Deputies that the transfer, approved on November 4 in the Council of Ministers, will be made "next week." According to his explanation, his Executive will maintain a "constructive and vigilant" position regarding the peace process in the Middle East.
However, the figure stands in stark contrast to the country's internal situation. 34.6% of Spanish children and adolescents—about 2.7 million—currently live at risk of poverty and social exclusion, the highest percentage in the entire eurozone, according to the European Commission. In the ranking, Spain is only surpassed by Bulgaria (35.1%), while Greece holds second place in the eurozone with 28%.
Pedro Sánchez
The Brussels report itself, published in June, warns that "child poverty is a major structural challenge that undermines social convergence and future competitiveness". It also highlights that "the risk of poverty and income inequality remain critical issues in Spain," where one in three minors lacks the basic conditions to develop with dignity.
In this context, criticism from the opposition was quick to arrive. During the government control session, Santiago Abascal denounced the national economic ruin and the abandonment of working families. "In Spain there are three million unemployed and millions of families who must choose between filling the fridge or the gas tank," warned the VOX leader, who accused Sánchez of having turned the closure of small businesses into a "political victory."
The president of the Government replied by defending his management and assuring that "two out of three self-employed workers have increased their turnover in the past year." He also highlighted that public debt is decreasing relative to GDP and that those registered in the self-employed regime grew by 5.4%. Nevertheless, he admitted that 55% of self-employed workers report incomes below 900 euros per month, although—according to his version—contributions "are lower today than in 2018."
Pedro Sánchez
The leader's words did not calm the discontent. The self-employed denounce fiscal suffocation, inflation, and the lack of real support from the Government, while poverty indicators continue to worsen. For VOX, these figures reflect the total failure of the socialist model: an impoverished country that finances foreign causes while its own children go hungry.
