The Spanish government agreed on Saturday to an extra €9 billion ($9.5 billion) in new spending to tackle the economic effects of the war in Ukraine. Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said after an extraordinary Cabinet meeting that it had been decided to extend the measures of the first relief package totalling €16 billion for another six months until December 31 and to launch new aid measures. The left-wing minority government’s plan still must be approved by parliament. The new measures to cushion the consequences of the war and the sharp rise in energy prices include a reduction in VAT on elect…