Feijóo Promises to Link Pensions to Inflation, Leaves Door Open to Reform
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Alberto Núñez Feijóo is a Spanish politician. He leads the party called PP.
Feijóo made a promise about pensions. Pensions are money for old people. They get this money after work.
He said pensions will go up with the IPC. IPC means the price of things in Spain. If prices go up, pensions go up too.
Feijóo did not say no to changing the pension system later. This is called a reform. A reform means a big change to a system.
Ester Muñoz is also from the PP party. She talked about pensions too.
She said the pension system today has problems. She said it will not work well in the future.
She used a strong word. She said the system will "petar". This means it will break or stop working.
Many people in Spain get a pension. This news is about their money in the future.
The story comes before elections in Spain. Elections are when people vote for new leaders.
People want to know what will happen to their pensions.
Vocabulary5 words
- pensions
- money that old people get after they stop working
- IPC
- a number that shows how prices change
- reform
- a big change to how something works
- petar
- a word meaning to break or stop working
- elections
- when people vote to choose leaders
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Answer key
1. Update them with the IPC 2. No, he did not rule it out 3. It will not work and could break
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Alberto Núñez Feijóo is a Spanish politician. He leads the party called _____.
Feijóo made a promise about _____. Pensions are money for old people.
He said pensions will go up with the _____. IPC means the price of things in Spain.
Feijóo did not say no to changing the pension system later. This is called a _____.
She said the system will "_____". This means it will break or stop working.
The story comes before _____ in Spain.
Many people in Spain get a _____.
People want to know what will happen to their _____ in the future.
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