Law
Travel industry uniting in fighting fraudulent holiday illness claims
More than 200 claims have been made against one hotel alone.
Tourism
Warning of fraudulent holiday compensation claims
The fraud typically involves claims for food poisoning, and a receipt from a chemist for a non-prescription treatment can be sufficient to press a claim.
Tax
Finance ministry has found over 20,000 undeclared Balearic properties
The type of fraud varies. Almost 30% are new buildings.
Tax
Tax agency trebling holiday rentals’ inspections
Owners face penalties of between 50 and 75% of the amount defrauded in addition to having to pay tax corresponding to income.
Tax
“Overwhelming" results expected from rentals' declaration demand
The internet has been used to find out the location of properties that are being rented out and their use.
Tax
Tax agency launches email anti-fraud system
Anyone making a report of which he or she has evidence of possible fraud is assured that this can be done confidentially.
Nóos trial
Prosecution believes that Matas has been “wriggling like an eel”
Princess Cristina is to be questioned and will make her declaration to the court this Friday in Palma.
Nóos trial
Urdangarin “received contracts because of who he was”
"I assume my guilt because Balearic taxpayers’ money was not spent on what it should have been spent on," said ex-Balearic president, Jaume Matas.
Law
Almost 600 media personnel accredited for Princess trial
During the first days, the Princess’s defence will call for the so-called Botin doctrine to apply. This is one by which only the state can act as prosecutor.
Crime
Five arrests in bogus holiday rentals’ scam, forty complaints
The National Police have acted following more than forty complaints in the Balearics, Alicante, Valencia, Las Palmas, among others.
Tax
Government intensifies fight against tax fraud in the Balearics
The aim is to increase inspections in order to arrive at figures of fraud detection that there were in 2011.
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.
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- Spanish pensioners stuck at Palma Airport for fourteen hours
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- Palma Airport passport control "collapse" put down to unscheduled flights