Spain's PM floats rolling over budget again due to lack of votes
Hindustan TimesMADRID, - Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez suggested on Wednesday his government could roll over the budget for a second year and start working on a new bill for 2026, as the chances of passing one this year in the fragmented lower house dwindle. Spain's PM floats rolling over budget again due to lack of votes Spain's centre-left minority coalition faces a balancing act in every vote as it weighs concessions to several other parties from across the spectrum that support it on a vote-by-vote basis and which have often opposing demands, such as the hard-left Podemos and centre-right Junts. "If we have time to get a budget this year, we will do it, and if not, we'll start working on the 2026 budget," he told lawmakers after announcing he would outline and start implementing a plan to boost the defence sector before the summer. Sanchez was replying to opposition leader Alberto Nunez Feijoo, who told the premier he should not leave the parliament without saying if he was going to submit a budget for 2025.
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