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Eu Regulations On Succession Applicable From 2015d

CAB note* These regulations were drafted for citizens of all nationalities residing in the EU/EEA member states. Therefore no changes post Brexit for UK nationals. Those not interested in reading the full text, can scroll to articles 21 and 22.

Must All Residents Exchange Their Licences For Spanish After 2 Years Of Residency?

MUST ALL EU RESIDENTS  EXCHANGE THEIR LICENCES FOR SPANISH AFTER 2 YEARS OF RESIDENCY? The headlines of several online publications, quoting a press release from the DGT/Trafico website, certainly suggest so, but reading the next few lines of

Electricity Rate Subsidy/bono Social

THIS POST RELATES TO THE BONO SOCIAL/RATES SUBSIDY OFFERED BY ENDESA And IBERDROLA   FAQ from our website     Refused for not being a pensioner on the Spanish social security system? According to Spanish law, this would be discrim

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

Spanish Banks Owe Millions To Mortgage Holders

Published on: Dec 27, 2014 @ 15:57 Hundreds of thousands of homeowners who bought in the height of the last boom, are now finding that they have negative equity in their homes. Many are finding it impossible to meet the monthly mortgage payments

Inheritance Tax. Spain Referred To The Court Of Justice By The Eu Commission

The European Commission has decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union. It appears that the Spanish legislation on taxation of investments in non-resident companies does not comply with EU law. The law is alleged to be

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.

Co-payment Prescription Meds – Maximum

  Update 2023.  Information from the INSS: All medication is partly paid for unless your income is under 11,200 annually and you are exempt from presenting tax declarations. Regulations are regional so please check at your health centre or

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
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