Overview
- President Alfonso Rueda and Fegamp leader Alberto Varela signed the deal on Feb. 5 after months of negotiations.
- The Xunta’s SAF rate rises from €12 per hour to €16 in 2026, €17 in 2027 and €18 in 2028, backed by €40m, €50m and €60m in those years.
- Fegamp deemed the agreement necessary and long-awaited but short of its aim for full coverage through regional, state and user contributions.
- Rueda urged the central government to provide 50% of dependency funding, arguing that compliance could eliminate municipal outlays for SAF.
- Fresh criticism on Feb. 6 from Oleiros mayor Ángel García Seoane labeled the pact insufficient, citing real costs above €24 per hour, as a Constitutional Court appeal keeps the Xunta’s dependency plan de choque suspended.