December - 2022
Are you happy that, although the 20 cent fuel discount will go, there will be VAT cuts on food shopping?
The Spanish cabinet has approved scrapping the 20 cent discount on fuel for drivers.
Will you be dining out this Christmas season?
While the festive season is expected to bring very good business, the restaurant sector in Mallorca is anticipating a positive winter from a revival in trade compared with last winter. The pandemic is over and, despite inflation, people are going out.
Do you agree that face masks should still be worn on flights to Spain?
The Spanish Association of Airlines have slammed the need to wear a face mask on planes travelling to Spain.
Would you consider taking advantage of the new Nomad visa?
Spain has been giving further details about its new Nomad visa aimed at non-European Union workers (Britons included).
England v. France scoreline. Make your pick
England face France in the World Cup quarter-final tomorrow...pick the right result and you will go into a prize draw.
Are you staying in Mallorca for Christmas this year?
The National Police and the Guardia Civil have mounted a ring of steel around Mallorca the Christmas holidays. They have also alerted private security companies to take extra precautions.
November - 2022
Do you agree that nighlife venues should close at midnight or relocate to industrial estates?
Largely prompted by the problems in Santa Catalina over the summer, the Palma federation of residents associations is proposing that nightlife venues either close at midnight or relocate to industrial estates. It maintains that coexistence between nightlife and residents has become unsustainable and that action needs to be taken. The proposal will therefore be tabled at a meeting of the town hall group for coexistence.
Are you looking forward to the Black Friday sales?
Most shops will be open on Sunday 27 November.
Have you changed your shopping habits since inflation increased?
Alfonso Rodríguez Sánchez, president of the Consubal consumers association in the Balearics, says that shoppers in the Balearics are replacing fresh products with frozen ones because they are cheaper and are buying "unhealthy" cuts of meat that contain a lot of fat. "People in the Balearics are no longer eating what they want but what they can."
Will you use the free public transport in Mallorca next year?
The Balearic government have announced that public transport would be free from next year in an effort to encourage people to leave their car at home. The central administration in Madrid will pay for all costs believed to be in the region of 43 million euros in the Balearics.
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