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More Abusive Bank Practices

Abanca, Bankinter, Barclays, La Caixa, Cajasur Banco, Kutxabank, Mare Nostrum (BMN), Popular, Sabadell, Santander y Unicaja have all been denounced by one of the largest consumer organisations in Spain for applying abusive charges on payments ma

Food Labelling – Consumer Info

Reglament re the labelling of food products has been in place since 2011, with a three year adaptation period, which ended this month. As of December 13th 2014 the new ´normativa´ has to be put into practice. Listing of some of the novelties.

Non Contributory Or Invalidity Pension And Renting? Claim A Complement

Update: again included in the state budget for 2020, 525 euros, one-off payment. Residents in Spain who are drawing a non-contributory or invalidity pension and in a rental property, may be entitled to a complimentary payment of 525 euros annual

Town Halls Are Looking At You When Searching For Ways To Increase Revenue

When you consider the population figures, ideas for raising taxes are infinite. Town halls are still looking for novel ideas to save on their budgets. One has to take into consideration that due to the crisis, lack of funds from building license

Bills You Can Expect If You Accidentally Damage ´street Furniture´

When you´re involved in an accident, or just park a bit clumsily and ´street furniture´ is damaged in the process, you can expect a bill from the relevant authorities to be sent to your home address, demanding payment of the repair or replace

At Last! Attractive Tax Reductions For January 2015

The Government has approved the tax reforms which has amended the rules regarding taxpayers with large families (three or more children) or and disabled descendants or ascendants. These taxpayers may apply for deductions in their IRPF (annual ta

What Costs £217 Million And Gives £750 Million Back?

Each day I try to find the time to look through the Citizens Advice Bureau Spain twitter account. At least once a week we note and are proud to find that yet another Citizens Advice Bureau Uk office is following us. Today Though I noted a new CA

Pima Aire 4, New Subsidy Programme Vehicles

Plan de Impulso al Medio Ambiente «PIMA Aire 4» contains grants for the acquisition of commercial vehicles, vehicles that use gas for combustion, and bicycles with pedal assist by electric motor. Amounts vary from 1.000 euros for a commercial

Automatic Exchange Of Information Within The Eu

It is often said that when America sneezes the world catches a cold, well recent US legislation has Europe reaching for the Kleenex. After committing to the American tax evasion legislation FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act) the EU began

Inheritance Tax Benefits For Non-residents And Residents In Spain

The Kingdom of Spain was condemned by the Court of Justice of the European Communities in its Judgment of 3 September 2014, case C-127/12, because the Spanish regulation of the Inheritance and Gift Tax (IGT) does not comply with the principle of
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