Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez called on Friday to follow his example and drop the tie to reduce the energy bill by using less air conditioning. “I would like you to note that I am not wearing a tie,” Sánchez said, all smiles, showing the open collar of his shirt during a press conference in Madrid.
Energy savings
“This means that we can all save from an energy point of view”, he continued, adding that he had asked his ministers and heads of administrations to do the same and called on the private sector to imitate them. .
“If you haven’t already, I would like you not to wear a tie when it is not necessary”, he launched to the address of the business world. “This is also how we can contribute to the energy savings that are so necessary in our country,” he concluded.
Urgent measures
He also announced that the government would adopt Monday in the Council of Ministers “a set of urgent measures” to save energy, “in line with what other European countries are doing”. He did not provide details.
Spain has taken several measures recently to reduce its energy bill as part of efforts called for by Brussels to end Europe’s dependence on Russian gas.
