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2024年12月27日 · Increase in taxes Unfortunately, 2025 will bring with it a raft of new tax increases. Although it still hasn’t been confirmed all the taxes that will be increasing and by how much, Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, has confirmed that they will mainly be aimed mainly at people with higher incomes and large companies.

2024年12月18日 · Spain PM's wife in court in week of legal woes for govt. Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez's wife Begoña Gómez testified in court on Wednesday in a probe into misappropriation allegations, one of several sensitive legal cases undermining the minority left-wing government.

2024年12月20日 · Four migrants die trying to reach Spain's Canary Islands. Spanish rescuers on Thursday said four sub-Saharan African migrants died attempting to reach the Canary Islands, the latest tragedy in a record year of irregular arrivals in the Atlantic archipelago.

2024年12月30日 · Traditional bakeries closing at record rates. Bread may be a staple that’s eaten with most meals in Spain, but that hasn’t stopped many small panaderías (bakeries) from closing down recently.. The Spanish Bakery, Pastry and Confectionery Association (ASEMAC) has reported that since the Covid pandemic, an average of 600 family-run bakeries selling fresh bread and pastries have shut down ...

2024年12月12日 · Spain tops economic rankings in The Economist magazine. The Spanish economy has been singled out as the best performing among 37 OECD countries, according to the British magazine The Economist. The ranking was based on five economic indicators: GDP growth, share price, unemployment rate change, core consumer prices, and fiscal balance.

2024年11月27日 · Urban and interurban passenger buses: Spain's cities will see a uneven reduction in the frequency of their regular bus lines on Thursday and Friday, making daily travel slightly harder for thousands of people but not bus users across the country. This is largely dependant on whether bus drivers are represented by UGT or not, the only union that wants the road transport strike to continue into ...

Read the latest news and get updates about travel, money, visas, work permits, property, jobs and language here at The Local. If you've had your visa approved and you've newly arrived in Spain, you'll need to apply for your Spanish residency. As your Spanish language skills may not be up to scratch ...

2025年1月10日 · Clavijo explained that the government has put “some nuance” into the law, which is why the Canary Islands government and Spanish government lawyers will have a period of ten days to study it and reach a consensus on a definitive text.. The relocation of migrant minors, many of whom are of Sub-Saharan origin, has been a …

2024年12月18日 · In Palma de Mallorca as of January 1st, 2025, phase one of the implementation of the ZBE will come into force. This means vehicles without the right to carry a sticker will be prohibited from driving in the centre. Madrid city council has announced a last minute relaxation of rules on cars driving in the capital without environmental stickers in 2025, pushing back proposed changes for a full year.