The Government pushes forward in Congress the salary increase for civil servants with the support of the PP
The Congress of Deputies gives the green light to the salary increase for the 3.5 million public employees for the period 2025-2028 with the support of its investiture partners and the support, also, of the PP. The Minister for Digital Transformation and the Public Service, Óscar López, had taken advantage of his intervention this morning to ask the groups for their support for the salary increase for civil servants to give “a message of stability and certainty.”
The norm, which arises from the pact between the Executive and the CSIF, CCOO and UGT unions, contemplates a cumulative increase of more than 11% until 2028. The salary increase will be 2.5% this year (retroactive from January 1), 1.5% by 2026, 4.5% in 2027 and 2% by 2028.
The PP, which had not specified the meaning of its vote in its speech, had committed itself to ensuring that public employees regain purchasing power. They did make their support clear – amidst criticism – BNG, Podemos, PNV, EH Bildu or ERC, while Junts chose not to intervene.
From the PP, Ángel Ibáñez has regretted that the increase comes “late, badly and without dialogue with the territorial administrations” and that it will condition the decisions on this matter of future governments by extending it until 2028. In the case of BNG and EH Bildu, both groups have criticized the fact that the Executive left the territorial unions (ELA, LAB or Ciga) out of the negotiations.
Óscar López has detailed how the 2.5% increase set for this year will be paid in an additional payroll this month. Looking ahead to next year, an additional 0.5% could be added to the planned 1.5% if the variation of the CPI in 2026 is equal to or greater than 1.5%.
