`Our priority now is to approve the General State Budget for 2018 as soon as possible`, says Mariano Rajoy
(WorldNews Spain)

The President of the Government began his speech by referring to the consequences of the `unprecedented crisis` that `went on for five years`, that `shed almost 10% of our wealth` and in which 3.8 million jobs were lost. He pointed out that the economic upheaval was of `such a scale` that `talking about overcoming the crisis` seemed `like an exercise in mere positive thinking`. Optimism regarding future Mariano Rajoy underlined that Spain not only managed to turn the crisis situation around but that the indicators now `show a panorama of a healthy economy and one that is expanding`. He highlighted such noteworthy figures as four straight years of economic growth in Spain of above 3% and that...