Pedro Ruiz, speechless upon learning how much money Civil Guard officers in Spain receive in allowances.

President Pedro Sánchez and his family's vacation at the National Heritage residence in La Mareta (Teguise, Lanzarote) has been fraught with controversy this year due to the security deployment ordered by the Moncloa (Ministry of the Interior) and the Ministry of the Interior.

The associations representing the Civil Guard are criticizing both the number of officers deployed—between 30 and 40, according to various sources—and the conditions of the accommodations provided. They also criticize the fact that the established allowances do not cover all expenses, forcing officers to pay part of the costs out of pocket.

In 2015, the Royal Household made this residence available to the National Heritage. Heads of state and government have stayed here, including German Chancellors Helmut Kohl and Gerhard Schröder, USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev, Czech President Václav Havel, and Spanish Presidents José María Aznar, José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero, and Pedro Sánchez himself.

The agents, for whom a hotel has been arranged on the Canary Island, are provided with a daily allowance of 77 euros to cover their accommodation and three meals each day , unless they choose to fast, which is not advisable given the work they do.

According to reports from Civil Guard associations, there are many instances in which the payment of allowances is delayed, which can be detrimental to the guards' family finances.

As always, there are many conflicting opinions on this matter. And one who didn't hesitate to weigh in, as usual, is the multi-talented Pedro Ruiz . The presenter, actor, writer, and comedian did so, as he usually does, through his X (formerly Twitter) account.

Pedro Ruiz called the amount, 77 euros a day , "not just a joke" but rather "an insult." The comment has accumulated nearly 150,000 views, more than 2,000 likes, and hundreds of comments.

Many of these comments applaud the versatile figure, while others clarify that the payment to the Civil Guard officers is 23 euros more than what is established by the Workers' Statute: limited to 53.34 euros with accommodation and 26.67 euros if the worker does not have to spend the night away. This amount is separate from the salary, of course. On the other hand, many clarify to Pedro Ruiz that the Civil Guard usually stays in military residences ; the one in Arrecife is only 13 kilometers from La Mareta, and is around 18 euros per day for each officer, according to information from www.fuerzasarmadas.eu.