Tourist tax
Hoteliers paint picture of doom and gloom over tourist tax
Biel Barceló’s announcement of the tax’s “application” in 2016 has come as a surprise to many within the tourist industry.
Economy
Service sector on the rise in the Balearics
Balearic Islands led the way in July in being the region of Spain with the greatest increase in turnover in the service sector.
Tourist tax
Tourist tax will come into force for next summer, says minister
Barceló said that he was convinced that a good part of the tourism industry was itself convinced of the need for the tax.
Travel
Balearics: top low-cost region in Spain
Balearics were ahead of Andalusia (14.5%) but some distance behind Catalonia with over 28%.
Tax
Balearic government planning massive crackdown on tax fraud
Annual revenue from tackling tax fraud had been between 35 and 45 million euros under the previous government.
Society
Number of divorce cases on the rise in the Balearics
Divorce rate of 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants of the Balearics.
Tourism
Balearic airports had their best ever August
Passenger numbers at Palma's Son Sant Joan airport were up to 3.7 million.
Economy
The rich are getting richer in the Balearics
The Wealth Tax in the Balearics applies to residents with assets worth more than one million euros.
Weather
One million euros compensation for Balearic flood damage
Number of claims are in fact significantly lower than when there was torrential rain and flooding in September 2012.
Environment
Government calls on oil companies to give up prospecting
Prospecting rejected because of the "irreversible impact that it would have on the environment and on Balearic society".
Eco-tax
Thomas Cook says no to the tax
Visitors will stop coming if they have to pay one or two euros more a day for the tax.
Tourism
Balearics have the highest hotel prices in Spain
In Majorca, the average price was 136 euros.
Finance
Madrid and Palma to meet to discuss Balearic financing
Armengol and the regional finance minister, Catalina Cladera, assured the leader of the El Pi party, Jaume Font, that the government plans to spend in a better way.
Refugees
Palma to be a port for receiving refugees
Balearics has asked the EU to review its refugee policies.
Technology
The Balearics - to become the “intelligent” islands
Maximum amount for any given intelligent island project is ten million euros.
Nautical
The Balearics are cruising
These figures, all showing upward trends, confirm that growth in Spain’s yachting industry is in line with international markets and the expansion of the national economy.
Refugees
Balearics could take in 300 refugees
The proposal was made during an extraordinary meeting of the conference on immigration in Madrid.
Tax
PP calls on Armengol not to raise taxes
Prohens was the first to meet Armengol during a morning round of discussions with party leaders and spokespeople prior to the restarting of parliamentary business.
Tourism
Almost a million Balearic cruise passengers up until July
Spain received 4.29 million cruise ship passengers in the first seven months of the year, an increase of over 11%.
Comment
Choosing battles wisely
Of course, Podemos isn’t actually in government. Not formally. But it exerts enormous power.
Andrew Ede09/09/2015 00:00