A storm of reactions has arisen in Spain the Parliament’s decision to give 1.2 million euros to equip them MPs with mobile phones and state-of-the-art tablets.
Spain is experiencing one of the worst waves of rising inflation in more than 30 years, Pedro Sanchez’s government recently passed a law that puts … brakes on citizens’ energy consumption, and precision has sent prices of food and other essentials skyrocketing. At the same time, a drop in consumption and the purchasing power of the country’s inhabitants is recorded, report local media.
And while the situation is described as difficult even by government officials, the Spanish Parliament decided to renew the mobile devices of its members and staff. The final amount he will give amounts to 1,232,743.69 euros for new mobile phones and tablets.
A total of 825 new state-of-the-art smartphones from two well-known manufacturers will be given away. In addition, the amount includes insurance and technical support costs.
In fact, as stated in the Government Gazette where the agreement was announced, MPs and staff need modern mobile phones after “helping with their work in Parliament”. It says that the previous devices it provided were from 2017 and would stop updating the operating system in 2023.
As the news broke, citizens and members of the opposition reacted to both the substance and the timing of this decision with citizens bracing for a difficult winter due to inflation and at a time when the return to desk increases costs and puts pressure on the family budgets of Spanish households.
Source: News Beast
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