The Tribunal de Cuentas criticized Spain’s Social Security for using long‑term Treasury loans to meet regular pension payments and recommended that state contributions be made as transfers rather than borrowing. This underscores fiscal sustainability concerns; financing pensions through debt raises sovereign borrowing costs and could undermine confidence in the pension system’s long‑term viability. Spanish Court of Auditors (Tribunal de Cuentas), Spanish Social Security system, the Spanish Treasury/State. Government may face pressure to shift to direct transfers, prompting debate in Parliament on pension financing reform and potential impacts on sovereign bond yields. The Spanish Court of Auditors has warned that using long‑term loans to pay routine pension benefits creates an unsustainable reliance on debt and urges the state to fund the system via direct transfers. The recommendation highlights a growing mismatch between pension obligations and available revenues, which could increase pressure on public finances and affect the credibility of the pension system. If the authorities adopt the advice, it may necessitate higher budgetary allocations or tax adjustments to cover the shortfall.
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