The Superior Court of Justice of Madrid has ruled, albeit partially, for a 56-year-old El Corte Inglés employee to receive a pension for total permanent disability derived from failed back syndrome. Social Security had refused to grant him absolute disability (for which 100% is charged) since it considered that he ...
The constant rising rent prices in Spainwhich marks historical highs in the main Spanish cities, has reopened the debate on whether it is more convenient to buy or rent a home. In fact, The OCU has already spoken about this. In this context, influential voices in the financial field insist ...
In the midst of a debate between young and old, in which the pensions of our retirees confront the low salaries of younger workers, a voice like that of Gonzalo Bernardos is well received, due to its relevance when talking about economic issues in Spain such as housing, investments or ...
At 69 years old, Elvira is enjoying retirement after having worked a good part of her life between Spain, Germany and England. He earns “close to 900” euros per month, an amount although he “doesn’t” like it, he considers consistent with his career, marked by long periods abroad and only ...
The problems of finding one housing for rent in Spain and its high prices are increasingly debated, and many experts suggest that it is due to the lack of supply driving up prices. But what is the reason for the shortage of rental housing? This former landlord is clear, and ...
The tax pressure endured by the self-employed and small business owners in Spain has become a recurring debate in recent years. Sectors such as lottery administrationsmade up mostly of family businesses or small companies, denounce that tax obligations, which include VAT, personal income tax, withholdings and, in the case of ...
The average price of electricity for this Sunday, October 19, 2025, falls again to 107.59 euros/MWh for consumers with a regulated or indexed rate in the free market, as can be seen from the data published by Red Eléctrica. This means that electricity is paid 10.70% cheaper than the Saturday, ...
The Court of First Instance No. 8 of Murcia has sentenced BBVA to pay 5,977 euros, plus legal interest, to a client who was the victim of a telephone scam. It considers that the banking operations that led to the theft of the money were executed incorrectly and without valid ...
Saving is increasingly difficult in Spain. On the one hand, experts recognize that salaries must recover purchasing power, but they also express lack of financial knowledge of most people. And, certainly, as journalist Eli Romero explains in her podcast ‘Has Sense’, “sometimes money doesn’t go into big purchases, but into ...
A woman with breast cancer who worked as a fishmonger has managed to have the Superior Court of Justice of Andalusia recognize her pension for permanent total disability, after the National Social Security Institute (INSS) denied it. As the sentence explains, the consequences of the carcinoma, which caused the loss ...