Business
Chamber of Commerce needs support to keep going
Roses says that the chamber needs new lines of activity going forward, but for these it requires support.
The week in the Bulletin: a saint and a tax
A saint, a tax, a government defeat, the past week was one of holiness and distinctly unholy rows, one of them even involving a saint.
Politics
Cracks appear in coalition government
Podemos broke ranks and voted with the opposition Partido Popular.
Northern News Spotlight
Plan for Puerto Pollensa moorings considered excessive
The commission has recommended that there be a full environmental impact assessment.
Finance
Tourist tax to be included in 2016 budget
The government has included the tourist (or eco) tax in its budget forecast, even though it has yet to be decided when and how it will be implemented.
Animal welfare
Fornalutx surprised at government querying of the bull-run
The ministry is wanting assurance that all necessary permissions are granted.
Politics
The long break
“I find it rather amazing that local politicians all go on holiday in August...”
Letters to the Editor
"The whole system is a major source of corruption and should be forbidden by law."
Tourism
"At least the local authorities appear to have some policy on tourism..."
The new local authorities appear to have a completely different philosophy towards the tourist industry.
Eco-tax
Letters to the Editor
Eco-tax. "Sadness and astonishment is what I feel, as a Majorcan citizen, on reading the Viewpoint by Jason Moore about the spending and some points of view of the Bulletin’s readers regarding the eco-tax."
Balearics 'strategic marketing' agreement with Jet2 sparks fear of greater tourist pressure
An agreement for the low-season months, opposition party Més maintain it contradicts government dialogue regarding tourism sustainability.
- Greece and Portugal cash in as Spain says adios to Golden visa
- Tax cuts in the Balearics but the government is still rolling in tax revenue
- Pollensa planning for "visual harmony" but the Mercadona supermarket could still go ahead
- A bridge too many on the Paseo Maritimo in Palma
- The Mallorca James Bond mission
Comment
Political woes
"The coalition government appears rather shaky."
Jason Moore22/09/2015 00:00