Spain's Sanchez pledges to extend free public transport for youth, disabled through 2024
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Spain's acting Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez speaks as he attends the investiture debate as Spain's Socialists seek to clinch a new term following a deal with the Catalan separatist Junts party for government support, a pact which involves amnesties for people involved with Catalonia's failed 2017 independence bid, in Madrid, Spain November 15, 2023. REUTERS/Susana Vera
MADRID - Spain's acting prime minister on Wednesday vowed to continue making free public transport available for unemployed people and youths under the age of 30 next year if he clinches another term helming the country's government, adding that he aimed to make the policy permanent.
The measures would apply from Jan. 1, Pedro Sanchez told lawmakers during his opening speech in a parliamentary vote to decide on his premiership bid.
His caretaker government had already approved the measure for disabled and senior citizens. REUTERS
