Rajoy's government is facing several key problems, one of which is wide-ranging social protests, such as the March 29 strike. Despite these protests, the government presented a budget March 30 that is expected to cut some 30 billion euros ($40 billion) of spending, including deep reductions in health and education spending. These come on top of 15 billion euros ($20 billion) of cuts announced in December 2011. The austerity measures likely will incite more unrest; cuts to the education budget in February gave rise to protests in Valencia that were violently suppressed by the police. Another problem with which the Spanish government must contend is increased tensions with Spain's autonomous regions. The tensions stem from a law enacted in January that allows tighter government control over these regions' budgets, which they saw as an intrusion on their autonomy .