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Butane Goes Up

It’s colder so naturally the price of a butane bottle is going up… by five percent, meaning they will now cost 17.13 euros. No surprises there!

Costa Better?

The hotel figures for the Costa Tropical for August were impressive, followed by a September equally impressive. Are things starting to look up?

Politicians’ Salaries Frozen

The Motril Town Council, in its efforts to achieve ‘budget stability,’ has decided to continue with a policy taken in 2010, which has reportedly saved almost 100,000 euros for the municipal coffers – by not increasing the salaries of the Town-Council members.

Profit Uncovered

According to the Comisión Nacional de la Energía, petroleum companies increased their profit margin thanks to an 8% increase in prices during 2012 despite consumption having fallen to the 1990’s level.

IBI Increase Fixed at 20%

After a month of protests the Salobreña Mayor has announced that the proposed increase to the IBI (local property tax) will be ‘only’ 20&, instead of the originally announced percentage of 40%.