The Salaries of civil servants in Spain will increase from January 2025. An increase that seeks to compensate for the inflation of recent years and that was agreed with the unions in 2022, within the Framework Agreement for a 21st Century Administration. This is a measure to maintain the purchasing ...
Despite the increasing digitalization of payments, cash remains the preferred means for many citizens. According to data from the Bank of Spain, a 57% of Spaniards still choose to use bills and coins daily instead of credit or debit card, or payment by mobile phone. However, starting in 2025 some ...
In November, the unemployment benefit reform came into force, regulated in Royal Decree-Law 2/2024 and published in the Official State Gazette (BOE). Among the measures incorporated, the initial increase in the amounts of subsidies up to 570 euros, the improvement in access to benefits and the expansion of options for ...
Tax authorities has the obligation to control the movement of money in Spain, including cash gifts, such as the Christmas bonuswhether at work or between family members such as father and children. Although it can be said that in the 99% of cases nothing will happensince sometimes the amounts are ...
Yesterday, on the television program LaSexta Xplica, there was a tense debate about access to housing in which Pascual Ariño, real estate investor and owner of 16 apartments, defended its business model based on the accumulation of properties. His arguments generated strong criticism from both experts, such as economist Gonzalo ...
Despite the high housing prices, the latest provisional data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE) on the transfers of Property Rights for October 2024, reflect that the Spanish real estate market maintains its upward trend. And according to the INE, during this month of October, a total of ...
Lottery premonitions can be surprising, there are people who dream of ‘El Gordo’ or of winning some other prize, but saying it out loud can generate some disbelief in family and friends. That was the case of A woman who claimed to be predestined to win a lottery prize was ...
He Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) will decide this month of December if the Spanish regulations on the calculation of the pension for permanent disability resulting from a work accident violates the principle of equality by indirectly discriminating against women who opt for the reduction of working ...
Good news for pensioners who receive a widow’s pensionsince it is confirmed that these will grow by 2.8% as of January 1, 2025. In addition, the minimum and maximum pensions will increase above said percentage, as established by the second pension reform. This increase could mean an average of 25.17 ...
The Foundation for Applied Economics Studies (Fedea) has proposed partially link pensions to the evolution of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) as a measure to face the expected price increase in 2025. This approach seeks to protect the lowest pensions from the loss of purchasing power, allowing the highest pensions ...