The PSPV-PSOE of Castellón has highlighted that this extraordinary payment provides greater economic stability to thousands of households in the province. The party points out that this update, driven by the Spanish Government, ensures that pensions maintain their purchasing power, reviving the revaluation linked to the CPI that ended the years when the PP kept them practically frozen with increases of 0.25%.
The deputy secretary-general and provincial deputy, Merche Galí, stated that "with that system, pensioners in Castellón would receive hundreds of euros less each year today." She emphasized that political decisions have concrete effects on people's pockets and that, under a social democratic government, the purchasing power of those who have worked their entire lives is protected.
The PSPV-PSOE of Castellón has remarked that this update is noticeable in everyday expenses and that this injection of extraordinary income directly impacts trade and services in the province's municipalities.
Galí underscored that minimum and non-contributory pensions have seen higher increases to reinforce the social shield, particularly benefiting those with fewer resources and many women who could not contribute enough to have a decent pension.
The socialist leader warned that the future of pensions depends on government decisions and recalled that both Vox and the PP have repeatedly voted against revaluation measures. "We are the party that revalues, protects, and improves the pensions of the elderly, and we will continue to defend that they be public, dignified, and sufficient," she concluded.
