News of the day 15 September 2015
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Tax
Balearic government planning massive crackdown on tax fraud
Annual revenue from tackling tax fraud had been between 35 and 45 million euros under the previous government.
Religion
Sixty Majorcans to attend Fray Junipero ceremony in Washington
Majorcan monk Fray Junipero Serra will be made a saint by Pope Francis.
Health
Palma council needs your help in battle against the tiger mosquito
In 80% of cases the tiger mosquito is to be found in private areas, such as homes.
Society
Number of divorce cases on the rise in the Balearics
Divorce rate of 2.2 per 1,000 inhabitants of the Balearics.
Calvia
Calvia council freezes certain developments in planning shake-up
Mayor Alfonso Rodríguez says that the council wants the full participation of the public in drawing up the new planning regulations.
Politics
PM Rajoy says they will battle to the end
Catalonia holds regional elections on September 27 in which separatists are trying to win a majority of representatives in parliament to push their independence drive forward.
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Edition of 15 September 2015
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