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Madrid Region Says Central Government Owes €12.37 Billion

The region seeks an urgent decree to update monthly state transfers that it says are running short in 2026.

INSS Blocks Duplicate Benefit Requests as New Chief Launches 90‑Day Backlog Drive

Brazil Shortens 2026 Income-Tax Refunds, First Payout Set for May 29

Ramaphosa Names Dr Ngobani Makhubu SARS Commissioner From May 1

Brazil Raises Federal Workers’ Meal Allowance to R$1,192

France’s Interbank Transfers To Pause Over Easter, April 2–7

Brazil Raises Federal Worker Meal, Childcare and Health Allowances

Mexico Reports 14,000 Specialist Hires as ISSSTE Clinic Hits 99.9% Drug Availability

Guadalajara, Ciudad Real and Godella Pass 2026 Budgets as Spanish Towns Set Spending Plans

Decree to Shift Gendarmería and Prefectura Health Coverage to Private Insurers Imminent

Social Security Ends Routine Paper Checks Sept. 30, Moves Benefits to Electronic Delivery

Vox Leaks Confidential Government Document as €11.6 Million Remains Unpaid

Musk’s Data Overhaul at Social Security Administration Spurs Legal Fight and Service Disruptions

Valencian Government Urges Immediate €2.5 Billion Emergency Fund to Prevent Service Collapse

Valencia Demands Emergency Liquidity and Financing Reform in Escalating Clash with Madrid

Elon Musk's DOGE to Overhaul Social Security Systems, Raising Alarm Over Risks

German Cities Warn of Severe Financial Crisis as Social Costs Double in a Decade