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[–] xb 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

The problem is that budget of 2016 is at a deficit of about 6%, and it is automatically copied to 2017. If only the budget was balanced or at a little surplus...

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[–] Broc_Lia [S] 0 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago 

Oh? That's definitely a problem then, since Spain badly needs to cut back. I would have assumed a caretaker government would have a minimum budget covering emergency services and armed forces and things.

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[–] xb 0 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago 

They have a caretaker government, which by law is the same that was before the last successful parliament assembly (imagine that Obama keeps the office one more year because Hillary and Trump got tied). But this government has the scope very limited, mainly they cannot make new budgets nor passing new laws. They can keep running at the bare minimum: tax collecting and spending following the 2015 budget.

But other than that the link is right: the streets are peaceful, people are focused in their lives, everything works as usual.

Again, if only the budget was balanced they can keep going through this forever.