The first vice president and Minister of Economy, Carlos Cuerpo, and the head of Industry, Jordi Hereu, held a meeting this Tuesday with representatives of the industrial sector to review the economic effect of the war in Iran and examine the performance of the measures included in the Response Plan.
Executives from Anfac, Aspapel, Ascer, and Alianza por la Competitividad participated in the meeting, along with other spokespersons from the main industrial employers' associations, with an eye on the possible extension and adjustment of the anti-crisis package beyond June 30.
With this meeting, Carlos Cuerpo continues the round of sectoral contacts initiated on Monday, when he met with gas and oil operators together with the third vice president and Minister for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Sara Aagesen, and plans to hold another meeting tomorrow with the agri-food sector, accompanied by the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas.
In parallel, the Executive has held various meetings in recent weeks with social agents and representatives from the transport, logistics, and distribution sectors.
According to the Government, these contacts respond to a dual objective: to study the functioning of the measures implemented and to evaluate the real impact of the war, which is being monitored "minute by minute."
The Executive maintains that the Response Plan, in effect since March 20, is succeeding in mitigating the impact of the external shock on inflation and purchasing power. Official calculations suggest that the Plan helps to contain the general year-on-year inflation rate by around one percentage point, an effect particularly visible in fuels.
In addition to these actions, the so-called renewable shield—the firm commitment to green energy and electrification—places Spain in a more favorable position to face the volatility of energy markets and strengthen the protection of companies and households.