One of the issues that are currently in the spotlight in Spain is the sustainability over time of the pension system we currently have and whether they are sufficient or not. While some economists like Francisco Rodríguez think that they are not sustainable over time and some early retirees complain ...
A retiree must return 76,139.63 euros to Social Security after having collected his pension from the General Regime while continuing to collect payroll as an official of the National Police Corps. This is confirmed by the Supreme Court, which agrees with the National Social Security Institute by considering that it ...
Starting your own business is a challenge for thousands of self-employed people in Spain and requires a large initial investment. To this expense we must add others such as employee salaries (if any), raw materials or marketing. These numbers are where Lorena, owner of the specialty coffee shop Bristol Coffee, ...
The average price of electricity for this Sunday, November 9, 2025, increases to 113.82 euros per megawatt hour (MWh) for consumers with a regulated rate or indexed to the wholesale market. According to data published by Red Eléctrica de España, the cost of electricity will be 9.91% higher than that ...
It is increasingly common for customers to be surprised by the high cost of a home repair. At first glance, changing a part, fixing a faucet or unclogging a pipe may seem expensive, but professionals in the sector insist that the price not only reflects the time spent, but also ...
When a family member dies, on many occasions the distribution of the inheritance generates tensions and conflicts between the heirs. Personal differences or lack of information can even lead to disputes between brotherssometimes going so far as to hide the parents’ will. The inheritance expert lawyer Laura Lobo has spoken ...
The Superior Court of Justice of Madrid has ruled in favor, although partially, of two heirs, who considered unfair the surcharge of 18,423.23 euros that had been made to them in the settlement of the Inheritance Tax for the household trousseau, that is, the furniture. Justice clarifies that this increase ...
Spain is accelerating its pace to reinforce and modernize its electrical networks in the midst of a race to electrify industry, attract data centers and absorb new housing. The Government has announced a temporary increase in the annual investment limit in transportation and distribution (an additional 62%) and plans to ...
The labor reform has been with us for four years now, in a labor market that combines maximum membership numbers with increasingly complex unemployment statistics. According to data from the State Public Employment Service (SEPE), in September there were 740,000 inactive discontinuous permanent workers, that is, those who do not ...
Alejandro Lupidi left his job to go work outside of Spain in Switzerland. Today he lives in employee accommodation, a few minutes from the hotel where he works and shares on networks what it is like to work in Switzerland, how much he earns, advice and everything he experiences from ...