MADRID, Sept 25 Reuters Spain39;s government could extend some of the measures that were introduced to alleviate the impact of inflation or even implement new ones, if needed, by the end of the year, Acting Economy Minister Nadia Calvino told a news conference on Monday.

Last year, the Socialistled government passed three major packages to ease the pain of inflation that brought total aid to 45 billion euros 47.88 billion. It later extended some of the measures until Dec. 31, 2023.

We will continue along the same lines, adopting the most appropriate measures at all times to contain inflation, Calvino said, adding this would occur between now and the end of the year.

Spain has managed to contain the inflation surge that followed Russia39;s invasion of Ukraine driven by soaring energy prices better than its European peers, with levels below 3 over the summer.

The government39;s antiinflation packages have combined direct aid, tax cuts, soft loans and rent controls.

Specific measures included oneoff bonuses for lowincome households, tax cuts for energy bills, VAT reductions, limits on rental increases and subsidies for commuter train travel.

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Reporting by Belén Carreño; Writing by David Latona; Editing by Inti Landauro

Source Reuters