Tourist tax
Tourist tax saved by two votes after government split emerges
Government sources said that Podemos was not prepared to budge on its demands.
Tourist tax
Podemos: tourist tax is a fraud on the citizenship
Podemos: If there were a vote right now, it would not be a vote for an eco-tax.
Economy
Layoffs by the Bauzá government cost 16 million euros
There were 1,620 fewer government employees at the end of the Bauzá administration than at its start.
Politics
Budget approval is a sign of government stability
The budget is the “fruit of consensus and of the pact” and of working together with Podemos.
Politics
Armengol proud of change since becoming president
Vice-President Barceló observed that "the force awakens" and proclaimed that "the force be with us".
Finance
Government calculating a one-third increase in revenue from fines
The Balearic government anticipates that its citizens will be paying it 33,053 euros per day in the form of fines.
Environment
Balearic government taking part in climate change summit
President Armengol says of the summit in Paris that it should be “the embryo for a new and much more sustainable planet and the pride for future generations”.
Terrorism
Paris terror: Solidarity from the Balearics
Voicing her own support for the French people, President Armengol said that terrorists "will not defeat democracy".
Playa de Palma
Legal action may be taken over Madrid’s freezing of Playa de Palma funding
Madrid has announced that the Balearics will lose the outstanding 63 million euros of investment.
Northern News Spotlight
Parliament to discuss Alcudia high-voltage cabling
As the period of suspension is almost up, parents have been pressing to have a meeting with President Armengol.
Tourist tax
Tourist tax will cost between fifty cents and two euros
Tourist accommodation charges between 50 cents and 2 euros per person and per day. Children below 14 years exempt. Residents will have to pay in tourist accommodation. If stay is for health reasons it can be reclaimed. Cruise passengers will also pay.
Tourism
Island councils to take care of tourism promotion from 2017
Barceló said there won't be a repeat of the “chaos” of the last government, as councils refused to accept the responsibility.
Politics
PP rubbish government’s one hundred days performance
Prohens denounced the “inconsistency, instability, arrogance and vengefulness” of the government’s early days in office.
Transport
Madrid dragging its heels over flat-rate tariff and tourist tax talks
A key issue is that the state budgets for 2016 are being drawn up, and the Balearic tariff would need to be included in these.
Politics
Armengol calls for a united front
Armengol stressed the importance of there being a clear sense of unity in appealing for greater financial resources from the state.
Economy
Social income scheme will cost 20 million euros
The social income will ensure that all families in the Balearics are able to cover the cost of basic necessities.
Business
Chamber of Commerce needs support to keep going
Roses says that the chamber needs new lines of activity going forward, but for these it requires support.
The week in the Bulletin: a saint and a tax
A saint, a tax, a government defeat, the past week was one of holiness and distinctly unholy rows, one of them even involving a saint.
Politics
Cracks appear in coalition government
Podemos broke ranks and voted with the opposition Partido Popular.
- Spain wants Britons to show they have 113.40 euros, £97, per day for their holidays
- Spanish pensioners stuck at Palma Airport for fourteen hours
- Over two hours for Britons to get through Palma airport queues
- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights
- Living in a motorhome in Palma: "It'll only get worse"
Comment
Robin Hood politics
"In theory it is extremely plausible, but sadly it never works."
Humphrey Carter11/11/2015 00:00