Members of Spanish hard-left party Podemos are voting on whether to condition their support for this year's budget on the government severing ties with Israel and implementing measures to curb rent prices by 40%. The Socialist-led government needs the votes of the four Podemos lawmakers for the budget to pass, but they also require support from two centre-right parties who have their own conditions. Podemos Secretary General Ione Belarra criticized the government's inaction and called for breaking off diplomatic and trade relations with Israel and tackling the housing crisis by lowering rents. Spain is struggling to balance promoting tourism and addressing citizens' concerns over unaffordable high rents.