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2-November-2023

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Health at a Glance 2023: Key findings for Spain

Health at a Glance provides the latest comparable data and trends on population health and health system performance. This Country Note shows how Spain compares to other OECD countries across indicators in the report.

25-October-2023

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Spain should boost productivity and improve opportunities for young people

Strong government support to businesses and households has helped Spain weather the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and of rising energy and food prices brought by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Policy should now focus on rebuilding fiscal space, raising productivity and reducing social disparities, including by creating more opportunities for young people.

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España debería elevar su productividad y mejorar las oportunidades para los jóvenes

14-September-2023

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Embracing a One Health Framework to Fight Antimicrobial Resistance in Spain

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) – the ability of microbes to resist antimicrobials - remains an alarming global health threat that jeopardises the effectiveness of many 20th century public health advances. In recent years, Spain made important strides in tackling AMR. Yet, more progress is needed.

14-September-2023

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Adopción del marco "Una sola salud" para luchar contra la resistencia a los antimicrobianos en España

La resistencia a los antimicrobianos (RAM) - la capacidad de los microbios para resistir a los agentes antimicrobianos - sigue siendo una alarmante amenaza para la salud mundial que pone en peligro la eficacia de muchos avances del siglo XX en materia de salud pública. En los últimos años, España ha realizado importantes avances en la lucha contra la RAM. Sin embargo, es necesario seguir avanzando.

25-April-2023

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Taxing Wages: Key findings for Spain

The tax wedge for the average single worker in Spain remained unchanged at 39.5% in 2021 and 2022. The OECD average tax wedge in 2022 was 34.6% (2021, 34.6%).

9-March-2023

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Environmental Tax Policy Review of Andalusia

EU Funded Note

The Environmental Tax Policy Review of Andalusia provides a detailed review of the environmentally related tax framework in the areas of greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, water usage and pollution, and waste and circular economy in the Autonomous Region of Andalusia, Spain. For each thematic area, the study identifies the scope for action at the regional level, assesses how Andalusia’s existing environmentally related taxes align with environmental tax policy principles and provides strategic recommendations to support Andalusia to improve environmental outcomes and enhance national and global environmental performance.

19-December-2022

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Spain needs to step up its foreign bribery enforcement without delay, says the OECD Working Group on Bribery

Since the OECD Anti-Bribery Convention entered into force over 20 years ago, Spain has successfully convicted only two individuals in one foreign bribery case, and has not convicted a single company. Spain continues to close cases prematurely.

30-November-2022

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Revenue Statistics: Key findings for Spain

The OECD’s annual Revenue Statistics report found that the tax-to-GDP ratio in Spain increased by 1.6 percentage points from 36.7% in 2020 to 38.4% in 2021. Between 2020 and 2021, the OECD average increased from 33.6% to 34.1%.

18-October-2022

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Modernising Social Services in Spain - Designing a New National Framework

Social services in Spain are confronted with a series of challenges, including growing demand due to population ageing, changing family models, rising inequality and labour market changes. Services are fragmented and, with multiple providers, lack reliable and comprehensive data. There is also a discontinuity between primary and specialised care. The decentralised model of competences generates complexity in management and financing of services. With the current governance and financing system, there are disparities in the type and quality of social services provided across the 17 Spanish Autonomous Communities and two autonomous cities. In addition, there is a lack of portability of benefits throughout the country. This report suggests ways to improve the legal context, move towards more universal services, strengthen quality, and move towards more evidence-based policies.

3-February-2022

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Evolving Family Models in Spain - A New National Framework for Improved Support and Protection for Families

Spanish society values families and family life highly, but the way that families look and live has been changing drastically over the past decades. From being one of the countries with the highest fertility rates in Europe, Spain now has the lowest rate in the region and the legalisation of divorce and social acceptance of co-habitation has led to a decline in the traditional nuclear family model. At the same time, the share of mothers who are employed increased by more than 50% over the past two decades, though it remains below the OECD average. While family law has evolved quite strongly alongside these societal changes, family policy – i.e. the combination of benefits, services, tax breaks and leave arrangements that support family members in raising and providing care to minor children and other dependent persons – has undergone some changes but few major reforms. This report suggests ways to adapt Spain’s family policy to incorporate family diversity into the national policy framework, improve family well-being, reduce child poverty and make family life easier for all.

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