Day: October 10, 2011

Vélez Málaga closes its tram lines to save cash

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Vélez Málaga,a town with a cash flow problem (show me one in Spain that doesn’t -ed) has announced it will close its tranvia service -the tram- to save cash after the Junta refused to subsidise it to the tune of 1,6 million a year. The closure will happen in November. The town will still have to pay some 600,000€ a year to keep the basic infrastructure up to code. The town will use the extra Continue reading Vélez Málaga closes its tram lines to save cash→

Rajoy promises to lay off politicians

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The PP leader Mariano Rajoy has promised to slash the number of politicians in Congress and the Senate, and now he’s come up with some numbers – 50 seats less in both. He added that Spain “has too many politicians” (well, duh) but since the Constitution says that Congress should have between 300 and 400 seats, that’s the lowest he can go. Apparently, civil servants (funcionarios) can carry out the duties of these MP’s better Continue reading Rajoy promises to lay off politicians→