The Spanish government has promised to protect a salary increase for public employees through 2027. It has not fixed the date on which the measure will be approved. Public-sector unions are demanding that the Cabinet approve the increase no later than its meeting on November 24. That deadline would place a firm decision on the calendar before the end of the year. The announcement gave no indication of the size of the increase or how the additional spending would be funded. It also did not say which public-sector jobs would be covered by the 2027 guarantee.