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Jan 16 • 18:35 UTC • 🇪🇸 Spain • ABC

The Government beautifies dependency figures to reduce 100,000 people waiting for assistance

The Spanish government has been accused of manipulating dependency statistics to downplay the number of individuals awaiting assistance, with critics highlighting that in 2025, an average of 90 people a day died waiting for care.

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