Madrid (Spain), 25 Nov. (LaPresse) – Spain’s major trade unions, UGT and CCOO, have called for an increase in the interprofessional minimum wage (SMI) in 2026 to 1,273 euros gross per month in 14 payments, 7.5% more than the current 1,184 euros, with income tax applied to recipients. After taxes, the proposal would raise the SMI to 1,216 euros net per month next year, a 2.7% increase compared to 2025. The Second Deputy Prime Minister and Spanish Labour Minister, Yolanda Díaz, responding to journalists’ questions at the press conference following the Council of Ministers, recalled that her ministry has asked the committee of experts to carry out two calculations to reassess the minimum wage: one in which it is not taxed, and another in which it is. In any case, she noted, it must be equal to 60% of the average net salary in accordance with the European Social Charter, as the unions also demand.
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