Day: June 25, 2012

Average VAT could rise from 8% to 18%

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The government’s plan to increase IVA (VAT) has been leaked – they don’t want to increase IVA across the board, they want to requalify a bunch of products from 8% into the 18% range. Amongst items mooted are cinema tickets, hotels, transport, and drinks in bars -eek!- (all 8%) which would see an extra 10% slapped on them. Spain has three IVA bands : Superreduced at 4% (bread, basic foodgoods, newspapers, certain health products, not Continue reading Average VAT could rise from 8% to 18%→

Turre referendum called – select the “7 wonders of Turre”

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Arturo has called an unofficial referendum of all citizens of Turre to select the “seven wonders of Turre”. Pop along to the Guadalinfo office during business hours and select your favourite seven places of Turre. The list includes the “Moorish bridge” (the main road one, actually built in the early 1900’s), the “street of the gitanos” (why not, indeed), Los Moralicos, several spots along the Rio Aguas (one of which I’d own if plebs were Continue reading Turre referendum called – select the “7 wonders of Turre”→