Spain's head auditor testified to Congress that European recovery funds were appropriately used to finance pension payments when budgetary credits ran short, dismissing opposition claims of misuse. The Court of Auditors found the government drew โฌ2.39 billion from EU surplus credits in November 2024 to pay pensions for retired civil servants and minimum pension supplements, citing legal grounds that 'should have been better justified' but constituting no actual misappropriation.