“We are going to disappear”With this direct message, the president of the Leisure, Tourism, Gambling and Recreational Activities Federation (Fotur) has diagnosed the future of nightlife in the Valencian Community. Vector rez has urgently called for “a rescue plan to protect the 2,500 companies and more than 20,000 workers in the leisure sector” Faced with […]
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Tourism is entrusted to the communities to “save Christmas and get to Easter”
 The fact that the Government wants to extend the declaration of the state of alarm until May to curb the second wave of the pandemic throws more uncertainty about the Christmas tourist campaign and even Easter. The sector believes that what worries the most is the announcement of the deadline because it deters international tourists. […]
The Balearic Islands have 32,700 more unemployed than a year ago and reached 87,000
 The Active Population Survey (EPA) counts about 87,000 unemployed in the third quarter in the Balearic Islands, which represents 9.45% less than in the previous quarter, with 9,200 fewer unemployed, but a rise of 59.2% compared to a year before, with 32,700 bad stops. The Balearic Islands thus lead the year-on-year increase in unemployment […]
Tax freeze in Catalan municipalities due to the coronavirus crisis
 The health emergency situation due to the coronavirus has forced Catalan municipalities to take drastic measures. In general, the local administration bets on Catalua for freezing rates and taxes in 2021. The Barcelona’s town hall It plans to freeze all municipal taxes next year with the exception of the terrace tax, which will maintain the […]
Ada Colau does not return the extra cost charged with a tax in 2019
 The extension of a tax of the Metropolitan Area of Barcelona (AMB) to owners of buildings in the regions of the Western Valles and Baix Llobregat caused a stir in 2019. Thousands of complaints were then filed, promoted by the Unified Non-Tribut AMB Platform. The entity prepares another massive campaign of resources and calls for […]
The Valencian Community will be one of the fastest growing in 2021 but without recovering pre-Covid levels
 The summary of the economic horizon that is looming could well be the following: the regions that in this year of the pandemic have managed to withstand the storm somewhat better will see a weaker recovery in 2021. It is one of the conclusions of the BBVA Research Regional Observatory for the fourth quarter, which […]
Ergonomics in teleworking, PCR and losses: this is the day to day in the sector of occupational risk prevention
There is one sector that is oracle of employment, the prevention of occupational risks. They ensure that jobs are safe and design strategies to address health threats. Covid has caused them to revolutionize the way they work to adapt environments to viruses and telework. They not only measure trends, but also economic activity. Ismael Sánchez-Herrera, […]
Lack of money leaves Badalona police without part of their fleet of vehicles to patrol
Among the oldest in Catalonia, the Badalona City Council it takes the longest to pay suppliers. In summer, the 30-day margin required by law to pay bills was quintupled. Payment difficulties have been endemic for years in the fourth most populous city in the community and, among others, they are affecting local police services. He […]
The Frob blesses the absorption of Bankia by CaixaBank: “It will facilitate the recovery of aid”
The Fund for Orderly Bank Restructuring (Frob) has definitively blessed the absorption of Bankia by CaixaBank by concluding that it will facilitate the recovery of part of the billions of public euros allocated to the rescue of the entity in the year 2012. The public body has issued a report this Friday in which […]
More than 40,000 workers in ERTE after the closure of restaurants and bars in Catalonia due to the coronavirus
The closure of bars and restaurants and restrictions on other businesses to combat the second wave of the Covid pandemic in Catalua has triggered again the Temporary Employment Regulation Files (ERTE), which, in just one week, rise to 4,871 and affect a total of 41,054 workers. According to the latest data from Department of […]
