Apart from the fact that it is the Spanish Press, and they probably don't want the rest of the world know the country is in trouble, I think its called propaganda

Its a bit like asking Gordon Brown if everything is honky dory in the UK, would you expect him to say no we are in deep doodoo

Re the Depression They might start the housing market by allowing death duty to be paid on property after it is sold rather than before (as in every other civilised country in europe), that way thousands of properties stuck in no mans land where the inheritors of a will cannot afford the death duties could sell the property then pay whats owing to the government.

Seems sensible to me, ever wondered why there are so many derelict properties in Catalunya and Spain?