Bill would extend Ukraine war and La Palma aid

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1. The bill would extend until December 31, 2022 the discount on fuel prices and the levy on wholesale petroleum product operators, with adjustments such as excluding private recreational boating.
2. It would provide an extraordinary 15% increase in the minimum vital income benefit (April to December 2022) and in non-contributory retirement and disability pensions (July to December 2022).
3. It would limit the annual rent update for housing leases until December 31, 2022: without an agreement, the increase could not exceed the variation of the Competitiveness Guarantee Index.
4. It would establish a 30% state subsidy on land, urban and interurban public transport passes from September 1 to December 31, 2022, with 200 million euros, plus a 50% discount on Renfe and state bus multi-trip tickets.
5. It would require fuel costs to be itemized on invoices for single-shipment road freight transport carried out between July 1 and December 31, 2022, and temporarily change the price review formulas for road transport.
6. It would extend energy and tax measures until December 31, 2022: the 0.5% Special Tax on Electricity rate, the suspension of the tax on electricity production, the 5% VAT on electricity for certain consumers, and the price cap on butane bottles.
7. It would approve a one-time 200-euro payment for people with low income and assets, whether employees, self-employed or unemployed, who do not receive other benefits such as the minimum vital income or pensions, with applications due by September 30, 2022.
8. It would extend until December 31, 2022 the suspension of evictions for vulnerable households without housing alternatives, and until January 31, 2023 the deadline for owners to request the corresponding compensation.

Words worth knowing

Real decreto-ley (royal decree-law)

A rule with the force of law that the Government can pass urgently in extraordinary situations; Congress must later validate it.

Ingreso mínimo vital (minimum vital income)

A Social Security benefit that guarantees a minimum income to households in situations of vulnerability.

Pensión no contributiva (non-contributory pension)

A pension paid without having contributed enough, for retirement or disability, in cases of lack of resources.

Bono social (social bonus)

A discount on the electricity bill for domestic consumers in situations of vulnerability.

ERTE (temporary employment regulation plan)

A mechanism that allows companies to temporarily suspend or reduce work and wages, with unemployment protection, in extraordinary situations.

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