Summary of the most important news that eitb.eus will publish today.
These are the topics that will be central main headlines from next Friday, December 20, 2024:
– Budget approval: The Basque Parliament will approve the Basque Government’s draft budget for 2025, once its parliamentary processing is completed, during the plenary session starting at 9:30 am. Today’s session will be broadcast live on eitb.eus. Barring any surprises, the bills will be approved with the absolute majority of the PNV and PSE-EE, partners of the executive, after EH Bildu last Thursday submitted the latest proposal that the Minister of Finance and Finance, Noël d’ Anjou. Likewise, the General Assemblies of Álava and Gipuzkoa will also implement the corresponding budgets for 2025, with the support of EH Bildu and PP respectively.
– Discounts on public transport: The Spanish government is extending universal public transport discounts for another six months, until June 30, which have been in force since 2022 but whose validity originally ended on December 31. There is currently a 50% bonus on the price of public transport, of which the state pays 30% and the Basque institutions 20%. Now we need to know what will happen to the 20% corresponding to the Basque institutions. The Basque government and the provincial councils were waiting for the Spanish government’s decision to offer their own ‘road map’ regarding rebates.
– Christmas Lottery Curiosities: This year, the Christmas Lottery will distribute 2,702 million euros in prizes, and the average expenditure per inhabitant amounts to 78 euros in the Basque Autonomous Community (CAV) and 58 in Navarre. View some frequently asked questions about the Christmas Lottery here: Can I double a tenth? Can entries be collected directly from the lottery administration? Is it true that you can only collect from two banks? Can I share a song on WhatsApp? What happens if I put it in the washing machine? What happens if I share a tenth on social networks? Where do I collect my prize? We solve these and other doubts in five steps.
Source: EITB
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