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Óscar Puente: “It’s a lie that pensions are in crisis and, if we govern, I see the minimum wage close to 2,000 euros”

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Óscar Puente: “It’s a lie that pensions are in crisis and, if we govern, I see the minimum wage close to 2,000 euros”

Spanish Transport Minister Óscar Puente spoke at an event organised by Nueva Economía Forum in Madrid. He stated that the country's future is at stake in the upcoming general elections. Puente denied that pensions are in crisis, saying that pensioners have always received their payments. He claimed that what is at stake is a business, including education and water, as well as democracy.

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