ISSUE NO. 1417
30 AUGUST - 5 SEPTEMBER 2012
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Taxing times! Prices up across board as VAT rises
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EXTRA VAT woe will face millions of families throughout Spain from this weekend. From Saturday, prices across the board will rise with the standard rate of IVA - the Spanish equivalent of VAT increasing from 18 to 21 per cent. And certain items - including cinema and discotheque visits, health products, plus funeral and cleaning services - will soar 13 per cent as from September 1 they will be categorised into a different VAT rating as the government battles to put more money into the national coffers. It is believed that €18 billion a year is at present lost to VAT fraud. Many in business fear that the planned VAT increases will encourage the more unscrupulous to roundup prices, bringing further hardship to families struggling to survive the ongoing economic problems throughout Spain and most of the Euro nations. • No escape Page 6
FRONT EXTRA
A switch-on for Korea KOREAN television host Jae Jung Park has recorded a travel show reflecting the tourist attractions of the town of Salobreña. The show will be broadcasted in Korea in September.
Old favourite NERJA’S governing team plans to restore the town’s most visited monument, La Dorada, the ‘Chanquete’ fishing boat replica, honouring the classic Spanish TV series Verano Azul.
Blaze probe
ON THE UP: Both alcoholic drinks and tobacco will be more expensive from Saturday when the VAT rate rises to 21 per cent.
Blue Flags come and go! EL PLAYAZO and Maro beaches in Nerja were found to be unworthy of their ‘quality flags’ by the Spanish Association of Environmental and Consumer Education (ADEAC) due to their unclean state and lack of proper safety signs.
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However, Nerja’s Burriana and La Torrecilla beaches have had their Blue Flag status for quality reinstated after addressing several problems highlighted by the ADEAC during a recent inspection.
INVESTIGATORS are still trying to find out what started the Los Charcones fire, which burned 85 hectares of underbrush over the weekend.
Road safety THE €295,866 road safety improvements on the N-340 motorway pedestrian areas in Torrox have begun, which will also provide temporary jobs for unemployed people.