Coronavirus: Partido Popular issue extra pay proposal

Pablo Casado, the leader of opposition party PP, has proposed extra pay for front line essential staff.

His proposal suggested either additional pay or tax relief during the state of emergency.

In Depth: Coronavirus outbreak in Spain

• Government to relax mask wearing rules this week
• Coronavirus: Five regional presidents make call for masks outdoors
• Nearly 70 staff from same hospital affected by covid outbreak after Christmas party
• Constitutional Court rules coronavirus parliamentary suspension “unconstitutional”
• State of emergency extended for two weeks
• Madrid to seek approval to move to phase 1 of de-escalation
• Sanchez to fight opposition to extension as heated debated expected in Congress of Deputies
• Daily death toll rises slightly, as more than half those infected test negative for virus
• Record number of people claim benefits due to pandemic
• Sanchez faces growing opposition to extension to state of alarm

It was announced as unemployment records show the worst month in its history with the addition of 302,365 new unemployed in March due to the coronavirus.

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