Critics are warning that the plan by Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez to increase minimum wages from 735.9 euros a month to 900 euros would lead to job losses.
With pro-independence protests erupting in Catalonia to mark the anniversary of the events in October 2017, the Spain is still grappling for a long-lasting solution to the unrests.
Tourism may be one of the major sources of income for Barcelona, but residents of the popular Spanish seaside city are getting increasingly fed up with massive numbers of tourists flooding into their city, straining the infrastructure and driving up living expenses.