Spain ended up in the world's eyesight when the covid-19 death toll rose rapidly during the pandemic. The infection has left more than 28,000 dead - but the crisis has also accelerated the economic injustices that already hit the country hard before the pandemic.

And it is often the poor who have suffered the worst.

- It is seen that the spread of infection has taken off more easily in the areas where you live under poor living conditions, says SVT's foreign correspondent Katia Elliott in the Morning Study, and continues:

- It is a widespread poverty in Spain now.

Even before the pandemic, the UN raised alarms that a quarter of Spaniards lived on the verge of poverty. Similar warnings came from the European Commission, which called for measures to curb economic injustices.

Over two million are covered

Since then, Spain has in record time pushed through a new national salary, a basic income for the most vulnerable. When the proposal was voted on in May, no one voted against.

- From the beginning it was a very hard opposition from the opposition. But then when this was to be voted on, the pandemic had started and then no one voted against.

Basic income can amount to up to SEK 12,000 a month. To apply for the grant, you must be between 23 and 65 years.

- It is estimated that 850,000 households will benefit from this, just over 2.3 million Spaniards, says Katia Elliott.

Scraped in Finland

Finland has previously conducted an experiment with national salary, but the test was scrapped since it was found that the unemployed did not receive more jobs or higher salaries. And now criticism is also growing in Spain.

- I hear a lot of people saying: "Now people will not want to work". That you are not encouraged to look for a job and you may also encourage black jobs.

At the same time, the launch of a national salary has received praise from the International Monetary Fund.

- Spain has to do something because the injustices are so deep, says Elliott.