Spain Unemployment Up Again
January 18th, 2012
Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy said in a convention held over the weekend that the number of unemployed in Spain at the end of 2011 reached 23.3 percent, and devoted much of his speech to explaining the economic reforms to be undertaken, stressing that they are all aimed towards economic growth and job creation. “This has been the main objective of recent years and will be the biggest battle of the years to come,” he added.
The Prime Minister revealed the new unemployment data at a PP convention held in Malaga, Andalusia, before the regional elections to be held on 25th March, describing the figures as “astronomical”, after the highest quarterly rise in 4 years, and which would pose a “great challenge” to his mandate.
Cinco Dias reported that Rajoy stated that his intention is to create employment and to maintain and improve the welfare state, two objectives that he has said are linked, since the more people that are working, the more taxes will be paid, which will in turn increase the ability to continue to improve public services like health or education.
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