The government itself has already admitted the proposal's defeat, even before the plenary vote, which is scheduled for late afternoon or early evening today.

The minister stated that the workweek reduction "was won in the streets" and that "the various right-wing parties" in Spain will vote, "slapping thousands of workers in the face," which "will persecute" these political forces. Yolanda Díaz, who is also a leader of Somar, a left-wing party in the Socialist-led coalition government, assured that the executive branch will once again submit proposals to parliament.

The government's proposal will likely be vetoed in the first plenary vote, meaning it will not be admitted for parliamentary debate.

The right-wing Popular Party (PP); the far-right Vox; the Catalan independence-minded Together for Catalonia (JxCat); and the sole representative of the Navarrese People's Union (UPN) announced their votes against it.

JxCat's parliamentary leader, Miriam Nogueras, justified her vote against the measure by citing the negative impacts it would have on the Catalan economy, 90% of whose productive structure is made up of companies and establishments with few employees.

"We are in favour of reducing working hours, but not like this," said Miriam Nogueras, adding that "you cannot legally force those who cannot" to implement this measure, thus harming "the welfare state" by destroying jobs. PP and Vox have consistently stated their disagreement with the proposal, citing, among other arguments, opposition from business leaders, who fear the impact on Spanish competitiveness and warn that not all sectors of the economy are created equal and that certain companies could be weakened by the reduction of the workweek.