The economy claims that Brussels has approved the amendment to the recovery plan in which it renounces more than 60,000 million

According to sources in the department headed by Carlos Body, Brussels approved the modification of the plan proposed by the Spanish government with the aim of simplify the deployment of these resources before the end of the deadline of the mechanism, end of 2026.

Concretely, with this addendum, the Executive reviewed 160 measures to simplify and facilitate the full deployment of the plan before the end of 2026 and reduced the loans that Spain will ultimately request to 22.8 billioni.e. a little more than 25% of the credits initially allocated.

According to Europa Press, for the Ministry of the Economy This “yes” from the European Commission validates the smooth running of the recovery plan and marks the start of the home stretch of the deployment of European funds. It must be taken into account that August 31, 2026 is the deadline for executing investments, while the maximum period for certifying expenditures ends on December 31, 2026.

“Thanks to the simplification of the plan, the Spanish government will execute the last tranche of European funds and will finalize the investments that guarantee modernization industry, the technological sector and public services”, underlined the department headed by Carlos Corpo.

Reforms

Concretely, even if the ambition of the Plan is maintained, 160 measures were reviewed which are updated with the aim of simplifying and reducing administrative burdens.

Among them, In total, 17 reforms with the status of law were removedof which 12 are not linked to specific recommendations addressed to Spain or to structural challenges identified by the European Commission and the government.

This is the case, for example, of the law of Financial Customer Defense Authoritywhich parts with European funds after spending a year stuck in the parliamentary process.

THE five remaining reforms are replaced by others of “similar scope and ambition”, because they coincide with areas identified as priorities by the European Commission, such as housing or health.

So, in terms of housing the milestone linked to the approval of the land law is modified so that this is not linked to the arrival of European funds and that other achievements such as the creation of the public land company are taken into account.

In the case of health, the law of cohesion, equity and universality of the national health system would be replaced by the creation of the National Public Health Agency, the designation and renewal of centers, services and reference units or the reorganization of care not managed by said centers.

Health sector

Another example is the framework law that regulates health personnel and improves the specialized health care system, which will be replaced by concrete measures to regulate difficult-to-fill positionsworking hours, shifts and salaries of healthcare personnel.

For its part, the law on family diversity is replaced by the law royal decree extending paternity leave. In the area of ​​inclusion or social protection, the reorganization of the system of non-contributory economic benefits will be replaced by the reform of the royal decree to encourage employment in the Minimum Vital Income (IMV).

On the contrary, among the reforms having the rank of law which are maintained in the plan, the following stand out: the sustainable mobility law, the food loss and waste prevention lawthe statutes of the new public evaluation body, the law of transparency and integrity in the activities of interest groups, the modification of the law on the securities market or in matters of tax advantages.

In addition, another step that continues to be part of the recovery plan, despite the difficulty of advancing it in Congress, it’s the increase in taxes on diesel, a measure which should be approved before the end of January.