Just when utility service users are getting used to the last cost increment in their domestic electricity bills, the Central Government announced that as of the 1st of July, it would go up a further 3.95%.
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House Insurance
by Maria Teresa Velasco •
In Spain the relationship between the insurance company and the insured is regulated by Law 8/1980 of the 8th October on insurance contracts.
When purchasing house insurance, there are several concepts that the buyer needs to keep in mind before choosing the most appropriate policy.
End of the World Finally
by Duncan Inglis •
The infamous and utterly misunderstood Mayan calendar, according to some, has it that we will all go poof in a cloud of cosmic debris on December the 21st, 2012. While quite complicated, and conflicted owing to scientific analysis and other discoveries, the prediction, should it prove true, might be a blessing as 2013, at least for Spain, looks to be an even harsher year than 2012 will turn out to be. Will anyone be saved?
Boney M Concert in Almuñécar
by Martin Myall •
The Councillor for Fiestas and Institutional Relations, María del Mar Medina, together with the concert promoter, Henrik Andersen of Casa Eventos, announced that entrance tickets would cost between 30 and 70 euros depending on the seating location.
Life is Tough
by Wolfgang K Piller MD •
It does not seem that I am able to resist the subject of coffee at present and I have good and bad news for coffee lovers: you die younger, but not because of the coffee, but because coffee drinkers are more likely to have other unhealthy habits. The NIH-AARP Diet & Health Study which followed 400,000 people over 13 years has shown, that coffee drinkers are more likely to die, because they are more likely to smoke, drink alcohol, do little exercise and abstain from fruit and veg consumption.
Praise and Criticism
by Marianne Lindahl •
I love Andalucia, and especially Costa Tropical and the whole Granada province. Not only because it is the only region where you get free tapas with your midday or evening copa.
Anything Goes?
by Martin Myall •
When the PP was in the opposition, it heavily criticised the then socialist government for carrying out a tax amnesty, yet with months of being elected the new PP Government intends to precisely that – this is the last in a series contradictory actions put into being by Prime Minister, Mariano Rajoy. The reaction to this announced tax amnesty, not surprisingly, has conveyed both incredulity and rejection.
2nd-Hand, 4-Wheel Revival
by Martin Myall •
Who can afford a new car without a bank loan? And as bank loans are as prolific as green dogs… not many new cars are being sold at the moment, so it should come as no surprise than 2nd-hand-car sales are far outstripping their fresh-off-the-assembly-line competitors: 2.3 old cars sold for each new one.
More Explosive News
by Duncan Inglis •
A 53-year-old man from Madrid, out walking and minding his own business, was suddenly struck in the scrotum by a bolt of lightning sent straight from the fury of Zeus.
Daylight Robbery
by Duncan Inglis •
Some daylight was stolen… no, hang on, 1 million euros were stolen from a bank in Pontevedra by an employee in charge of debt-collection.