ISSUE NO. 1417
30 AUGUST - 5 SEPTEMBER 2012
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Taxing times!
Prices up across board as VAT rises FED UP WITH PAYING TOO MUCH FOR YOUR MOBILE?
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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 round-up 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
Handbag-snatch man caught
FRONT EXTRA
Two held for balcony raids TWO suspects, aged 29 and 30, who climbed balconies in order to gain access to hotel rooms, have been arrested on suspicion of robbery in Arenal de Llucmajor.
Marriage fix SEVEN people have been arrested for involvement in a Mallorca network that allegedly charged Indian and Pakistani citizens €4,000 to arrange marriages to Spaniards.
Quite a catch
POLLENSA PORT: A favourite with visiting tourists and residents, but scene of the two handbag snatches. POLICE have arrested a 21-year-old after two handbags were stolen from women in the port area of Pollensa. One of the elderly women victims was slightly injured.
THE possible leader of the ‘Malaga Clan’ airport pickpocket gang thought responsible for stealing items worth €42,000 has been arrested at Son San Joan airport.
More deaths WHILE road deaths have dropped in Mallorca over the last year, increased fatal accidents in Ibiza and Menorca have seen an overall rise in the Balearic region.