
The new mayor of Vélez-Málaga, Jesús María Claros (PP, brought to a plenary session a reduction of around 15% in the salaries of municipal council and opposition councillors, as well as temporary staff.
Banco Popular has just been bought by Banco Santander for the symbolic sum of just one euro. However, the purchaser also has to cover the 7,900-million-euro hole.
Domingo Alonso was a bit choked, to say the least, when he discovered that the Town Hall had embargoed his pension and savings – he’s 77.
Los Granadinos withdrew a stunning 400 million euros from their savings account in just three months – whether it was because they needed the money to live or because they didn’t trust the state of the euro is not clear but is probably a case of the former than the latter.
The City Hall of Granada has decided to do away with an embarrassing perk enjoyed by its department heads; unlimited phone credit on their work mobiles.