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In recent decades, Spanish society has experienced major transformations in the way couples formalize their marriage ties and in the number of years they actually cohabit. The latter is closely linked to increases in life expectancy after the age of 65, which as well as having a direct impact on the duration of a couple’s cohabitation has also impacted such critical concerns as pensions, health and long-term care.

La actualización de las pensiones se hace por ley mientras que la actualización de los salarios se lleva a cabo, en realidad, de manera discrecional en cada empresa, según la guía convenial pactada entre sindicatos y patronales. Los sueldos de los funcionarios públicos, por su parte, se rigen por criterios distintos (marco presupuestario), si bien los sindicatos del ramo suelen intervenir en alguna medida. Las pensiones se actualizan contra la inflación pasada mientras que los salarios lo hacen contra la inflación prevista, admitiéndose en algunos casos ajustes por desviaciones de la inflación realizada respecto a la prevista.

Last year’s Global Risks Report warned of a world that would not easily rebound from continued shocks. As 2024 begins, the 19th edition of the report is set against a backdrop of rapidly accelerating technological change and economic uncertainty, as the world is plagued by a duo of dangerous crises: climate and conflict. Underlying geopolitical tensions combined with the eruption of active hostilities in multiple regions is contributing to an unstable global order characterized by polarizing narratives, eroding trust and insecurity. At the same time, countries are grappling with the impacts of record-breaking extreme weather, as climate-change adaptation efforts and resources fall short of the type, scale and intensity of climaterelated events already taking place. Cost-of-living pressures continue to bite, amidst persistently elevated inflation and interest rates and continued economic uncertainty in much of the world. Despondent headlines are borderless, shared

The State Pension is expected to increase substantially next April for the second consecutive year, prompting debate about the affordability of the ‘triple lock’. Under the triple lock, State Pensions are expected to rise by 8.5% in April 2024 in line with earnings. This follows a 10.1% increase in line with Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation the previous year. This Insight explains what the triple lock is and summarises debates about its sustainability.