The announced reduction in VAT from 21% to 4% on masks announced by the Government it will be applied only to the surgical ones, and not to the hygienic ones, which, in fact, are the most used, those that the government itself has recommended for healthy people and those that are marketed by the large […]
Tag: economy / savings-and-consumption
What security options does the bank give us to buy ‘online’
Mobility restrictions due to the pandemic have meant that online shopping has already become a more than usual form of payment in 2020. In fact, four out of 10 Spaniards (45%) affirm that they now buy more online than before the coronavirus, according to a report from Ipsos. And everything indicates that it will continue […]
Key tips for choosing the best deposit with high returns
Longtime banks rarely offer profitable savings products anymore. In general, large banks are not interested in paying for their clients’ deposits; They are focused on increasing your profitability. And how do they get it? For example, trying to increase the loyalty of their clients and increasing the commissions of their accounts. Luckily, there are banks […]
Toymakers indicate that “there is no stock” to be distributed online if a new confinement is declared
The president of the toymakers’ association, Jose Antonio Pastor, has warned that there will be a shortage in Christmas due to the limitations of online commerce if a new confinement is declared and asked governments to “consider the toy as essential” so that it can be marketed in stores. The president of the Spanish […]
How to calculate the price of your apartment in the midst of the coronavirus crisis
 The coronavirus crisis has meant a before and after for the real estate sector. It is enough to see the steep decline that property sales have suffered. According to the College of Registrars, second-hand housing transactions fell 42.2% year-on-year in the second quarter of the year. That adds to the predictions of much of […]
Is it worth investing in a pension plan this year?
 The campaign to attract pension plans this year has been truncated by the recent announcement of the Government of reduce from 8,000 to 2,000 euros the maximum contribution that can be deducted in personal income tax. More than 7.5 million savers, according to the employers’ Inverco and Unespa, will be affected by the measure […]
Singles Day: a Chinese Black Friday to measure the recovery in consumption
In Hangzhou, the capital of the Chinese province of Zhejiang, the electronic marker of the headquarters of the giant Alibaba is already prepared to give the kick-off to the world’s largest online shopping festival. Welcome to the 11 of the 11, to the Bachelor’s day, to Chinese Black Friday. The largest consumer spectacle sponsored by […]
The hospitality industry gambles 11,000 million on Christmas dinners and lunches
The Christmas campaign is one of the most important for consumption, and for the hotel industry in particular, which this month invoices for dinners, lunches and snacks 25% more than a normal month. In total they are € 11 billion who are threatened by the possibility of a new confinement or a Christmas without restoration, […]
Mercadona withdraws a batch of paprika from La Vera Hacendado after detecting the presence of Salmonella
 Mercadona has withdrawn from its establishments “as a precautionary principle” a batch of sweet Vera paprika and offers customers who have it in their homes the possibility of returning it after the company is informed by the health authorities of Aragon that said batch could contain salmonella. The recalled product is the Paprika from […]
This is the cheapest mortgages of the month of November
The mortgage war is still very much alive in November. Perhaps to try to improve the bad numbers of hiring that were registered during the previous state of alarm, the Spanish banks keep the conditions of their loans for housing very attractive, especially in the fixed rate offers. For those who want to know what […]
