The European Commission welcomed the move , saying it was an `` important step '' toward Spain meeting its deficit target for the year , Spain 's Efe news agency said . NEW : 33 protesters and 43 police are injured in clashes , Spain ambulance service says . Spanish police use rubber bullets and batons to disperse protesters . Miners are protesting cuts to government subsidies for the mining sector . Prime Minister Rajoy announces a sales tax increase and more spending cuts .
NEW : 33 protesters and 43 police are injured in clashes , Spain ambulance service says . Spanish police use rubber bullets and batons to disperse protesters . Miners are protesting cuts to government subsidies for the mining sector . Prime Minister Rajoy announces a sales tax increase and more spending cuts .