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PENSIONS

What are the conditions to receive the highest pension in Spain?

The Nomad Today 1/27/23

The Government of Spain has allowed a historic rise in pensions of 8.5% this year

The Minister for Treasury and Public Function, Maria Jesus Montero. Photo: La Moncloa.

Economy & Business

ECONOMY

Spain's 2023 budget passes first reading in Parliament

The Nomad Today 11/1/22

The next year's public accounts include the highest social spending in history with 274.445 billion euros, including European funds, the government says

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SOCIAL SECURITY

Romania, Morocco, Italy and Colombia, largest groups of foreign workers in Spain

The Nomad Today 10/20/22

Spanish Social Security recorded 19,791 more foreign contributors

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Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, before the plenary session of the Congress of Deputies, to report on the situation in Ukraine. Photo: Eva Ercolanese.

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ENERGY CRISIS

Sanchez announces plan to lower energy bill of 40% of Spanish households

The Nomad Today 10/13/22

The head of the Spanish government estimates that 1.7 million households will benefit from savings of over 50% of the gas bill

10/11/2022. (L-R) The Deputy Prime Minister of the Government and Minister for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge, Teresa Ribera; the Minister of Territorial Policy and Government spokesperson, Isabel Rodríguez, and the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, have appeared at a press conference after the meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

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ENERGY CRISIS

Government approves energy security plan to reduce consumption

The Nomad Today 10/12/22

The new strategy adopts efficiency and savings measures, promotes renewable energies and reinforces industrial capacity

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ECONOMY

Spain industrial output grows slightly amid economic uncertainty

The Nomad Today 10/11/22

By sectors, capital goods (5.3%) and non-durable consumer goods (0.4%) showed positive monthly rates

16 April 2022, Spain, Palma: Tourists chill on the beach of Arenal during the Easter week. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa.

Tourism

TOURISM

Spending by foreign tourists in Spain close to pre-pandemic level

The Nomad Today 10/6/22

In August, the average spending per person was €1,276

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STATE BUDGET

Government to raise Spanish pensions 8.5% in 2023, €100 more per month

The Nomad Today 10/5/22

The government thus intends to fulfill its objective of ensuring that pensioners can maintain their purchasing power, despite runaway inflation

Stock photo of La Rambla in Barcelona, full of people. Photo: Pixabay.

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WORK IN SPAIN

Spain's unemployment grows in September due to the end of the summer

The Nomad Today 10/4/22

The total number of unemployed has stood at 2,941,919 people, which is the lowest figure in a month of September since 2008.

A C-295 medicalized plane of the Spanish Air and Space Army. Photo: Ministerio de Defensa.

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WAR IN UKRAINE

Spain sends another plane with supplies to Ukraine

The Nomad Today 10/1/22

In Poland, the aircraft will pick up eight Ukrainian war wounded, who will then be transferred to Spain for further treatment

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AIRLINES

Finnair to cut 200 jobs and operate "with a smaller capacity"

The Nomad Today 9/30/22

The war in Ukraine and closed Russian airspace have significantly affected the company's business, according to CEO Topi Manner

Minister of inclusion, social security and migrations, José Luis Escrivá. Photo: La Moncloa/File photo.

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WORK IN SPAIN

Social Security to "immediately" hire 1,615 workers to improve service

The Nomad Today 9/30/22

This is the first net increase in the Social Security workforce in the last 10 years

30/08/2022. The Spanish Minister of Equality Irene Montero speaks during a press conference after a meeting of the Council of Ministers. Photo: Alejandro Martínez Vélez/EUROPA PRESS/dpa.

Economy & Business

TAXES

Spain lowers VAT on menstrual hygiene products, condoms from 10% to 4%

The Nomad Today 9/29/22

The measure has been agreed within the fiscal package negotiated by the partners of the government coalition and will be included in the 2023 state budget

09/26/2022. The Deputy Secretary General of the PSOE and Minister of Finance, María Jesús Montero, during a press conference. Photo: Eva Ercolanese/PSOE.

Economy & Business

TAXES

Spain to cut income tax for workers who earn up to € 21,000

The Nomad Today 9/29/22

In addition, the coalition government (PSOE-Podemos) chaired by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will create a new so-called "solidarity tax" for the richest

13/09/2022. General view of the interior of a Mercadona supermarket in Spain. Photo: The Nomad Today.

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CONSUMER PRICES

September inflation in Spain moderates and falls to 9%

The Nomad Today 9/29/22

This is mainly due to the year-on-year drop in electricity prices, which rose in September 2021

31/12/2018. The president of the Valencian Community regional government, Ximo Puig. Photo: Presidencia Generalitat/File photo.

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TAXATION

Spain central government, annoyed by Valencian Community tax cuts

The Nomad Today 9/28/22

In Galicia, the regional government of PP (right) also announced on Tuesday a new reduction in personal income tax (IRPF) on income of up to 35,000 euros per year.