Tourist tax
Overwhelming business opposition to the tourist tax
Carbonell and Truyols heard numerous and harsh criticisms, such as those which suggested that nothing had been learned from 2001.
Business
Cruise industry is worth nearly 300 million euros
Cruise passengers spend an average of 112 euros per day in port.
Tourism
Foreign tourist spending in the Balearics continues to rise
Foreign visitors to the Balearics have so far spent nearly seven per cent more than last year.
Employment
Campaign against worker exploitation bringing in 350,000 euros in fines
A total of 31 inspectors were involved in the campaign, and 8,008 temporary work contracts were investigated.
Society
Balearic quality of life one of the highest in Spain
84% of people in the Balearics believe that they have a good quality of life.
Employment
The Balearics outperforms national employment market
Unemployment in the Balearics for the third quarter was down by 13.6% (14,000).
Tourism
Almost a quarter of all tourists to Spain came to the Balearics in September
In September, there were 7.2 million tourists, which was up by 2.2% over 2014, with the UK providing the most.
Police
Government plans reform of local police organisation
The system of taking on interim officers to add to the full-time forces has provoked “high instability and insecurity among the officers.”
Legislation
Law will approve exhumation of Civil War graves
This is a law that deals specifically with the graves of the some 2,000 people in the Balearics who disappeared during the Civil War.
Tourist tax
Villa rental businesses fear tourist tax will be unfair
“There are a number of social realities that have to be looked at, but all properties have to abide by the same rules so that there isn’t any unfair competition.”
Tourist tax
Barceló says tourist tax priority will be the environment
Maria José Ribas, a Partido Popular parliamentary deputy, asked the government to rethink its intentions.
Environment
Overcrowding in the Balearics: a top environmental worry
As to those who should solve these environmental problems, almost a half of respondents said that politicians should be responsible.
Tourist tax
Government to begin round of eco-tax talks
The ultimate aim is to obtain the maximum level of consensus within the tourism industry over the tax.
Transport
Calls to stop privatising Balearic airports
The Balearic Socialist Party today announced that it intends to table a motion in parliament to halt the privatisation of local airports.
Tourist tax and winter flights: the week in the Bulletin
There were really only two words to sum up last week - tourist tax.
Welfare
Balearic poverty risk falls more than elsewhere in Spain
The rate was 23.8% in 2014, which is the lowest for five years.
Tourist tax
Over two million euros tourist tax revenue anticipated from cruise ships
The government has yet to establish what will be the minimum stay in Balearic ports.
Tourist tax
“For them, a tourist is not a friend, he or she is someone who is a nuisance”
Partido Popular opposition group slam the tourist tax.
Society
Divorce rate in the Balearics higher than the national average
In the whole of Spain, demands for divorce grew by 2.3% compared with 2014.
Tourist tax
Mixed reaction to the introduction of the controversial new levy
“If large Balearic hotel chains can be distributed worldwide and be in countries, 80% of which have some form of tax, why do they object in their homeland?”
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