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SearchThe Minister for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration, Elma Saiz, has rebuked the PP leader, Alberto Núñez Feijóo, for spreading "hoaxes" by claiming that increases in the interprofessional minimum wage should be tax-exempt, when current regulations already provide for that exemption.
Political tension between the Government and the opposition intensified on Friday, October 23, 2026, following statements made by Alberto Núñez Feijóo in an interview for Cadena SER. The president of the People's Party (PP) listed among his priorities ensuring that increases in the interprofessional minimum wage (SMI) are exempt from Personal Income Tax (IRPF) by law and automatically.
In response, the Minister for Inclusion, Social Security and Migration and Government spokesperson, Elma Saiz, accused the PP leader of spreading "hoaxes and disinformation". Saiz spoke upon leaving a breakfast event organized by Forum Europa, where she defended that current regulations already stipulate that the SMI is exempt from taxation.
The minister argued that the Government has been implementing measures for four years to lower taxes on the lowest incomes. According to her, the PP's position on the SMI lacks practical sense given the current state of the law, and she pointed out that, under the previous regulations applied during the PP's time in government, the SMI would currently be subject to taxation of approximately 1,800 euros annually in nominal terms.
Beyond the wage issue, the Government spokesperson linked Feijóo's statements to a broader opposition strategy. Saiz stated that "behind all the statements by the various spokespersons of the People's Party is the fact that they do not believe in the public pension system", accusing the party of betting on privatization and cuts.
The controversy also extended to the realm of social rights. Feijóo announced in the same interview that he would reopen the debate on abortion and euthanasia if his party reaches Government in the general elections of November 29. Specifically, the PP leader defended that parents should have "knowledge" of the abortion decision of their 16 and 17-year-old daughters.
In response, Saiz criticized the PP for questioning these rights while Feijóo calls himself "feminist". The minister rebuked the PP for its agreements with Vox in various autonomous communities, which she described as a party "denying gender violence". "Whenever there is this union of the PP with the far-right, the first thing they question are women's rights", Saiz insisted, concluding that the PP does not have "a country project beyond permanent insult".
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