Politics
Budget woes for Spanish Prime Minister
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said his government was planning to put forward a proposal for the 2019 budget in January, changing strategy after an electoral setback on Sunday in a Socialist stronghold.
Finance
Calvia investment to rise 35% in 2017
Calvia's budget is to increase by 3.2% to 89.3 million euros next year.
The cost of Brexit
Do you get the impression that the British government is desperately hoping that the British people are going to have a re-think over Brexit?
Tourism
Barceló announces plan to alleviate tourist pressure
The government's "plan for touristic equilibrium" will address effects of tourism "massification".
Tourism
Tourism promotion suffers in Balearic budget
The Balearic Tourism Agency is the only government "company" that will see its budget cut next year: it will go down by 2% to 19.5 million euros.
Finance
Balearic government will borrow next year to pay its debts
The health ministry will receive the largest amount in the budget - 1,472 million euros.
Finance
Balearic budget envisages 14% increase in project investment in 2017
Any increase to the tourist tax in 2017 has been ruled out. Podemos are supporting the budget and the government because of concerns about "hostility" from Madrid.
Environment
Grants for landowners to conserve the Tramuntana environment
The Tramuntana consortium's budget will be 1.35 million euros in 2017.
Finance
Demand for more tourism inspectors
With legislation on holiday rentals and all-inclusives in the pipeline, there are going to be ever-increasing demands placed on inspection.
Finance
Government spending plans "optimistic" without tax increases
Laura Camargo of Podemos today reiterated the party's request for an increase to the tourist tax.
Tax
Balearic government split over environmental taxes
PSOE is said to favour increasing the tourist tax next year. Tourism minister Barceló is not so sure.
Puerto Pollensa
Puerto Pollensa pedestrianisation will not be completed this winter
"It will be impossible to carry out all the work this winter, so it will have to be split in order not to affect the tourism season."
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
Balearic ministers' pay to be frozen in 2016
This block on a salary rise will mean that they will get less than had been earmarked in the budget for 2016.
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.
Tourism
Tourism cash boost in Calvia
Significant increase in public funding for beaches, tourism, sporting events and the police proposed.
Son Servera
Son Servera increases tourism budget
The tourism budget will increase to 14%, with emphasis on, for instance, continuing with the initiative to make Cala Bona accessible to those with reduced mobility.
Police corruption and Balearic budget: the week in the Bulletin
It was police week in The Bulletin. Police for all the wrong reasons. And the Balearic budget for 2016 was announced; it will be the highest ever.
Finance
2016 budget will be the Balearics highest ever
Represents “a turn to the left” which “will redistribute wealth and diminish inequalities”.
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Comment
Not easy for Rajoy
The political stalemate in Spain is far from over. More political fallout expected.
Jason Moore01/12/2016 00:00