Legal & Finance news & information for Spain

A WOMAN who was placed on a national debtors' register over a disputed Vodafone bill has been awarded €10,000 in compensation following a Supreme Court appeal.

TECHNICIANS from Spain's tax office have advised members of the public not to use the new mobile phone App designed for filing annual declarations, since it does not allow the user to amend the details on their...

ELECTRICITY board Endesa has been fined €30,000 for signing up seven customers without their knowledge or permission using deception.

MASS pensioner protests across the country have been planned for this coming Saturday (March 17), despite president Mariano Rajoy saying he would increase retirees' income once the budget was approved.

A VERDICT by the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg has found that burning photographs of the King of Spain comes under the heading of 'freedom of expression' and those who do so cannot be convicted of...

REGIONAL president of Madrid Cristina Cifuentes has announced a series of tax deductions for residents in and around the capital, including discounts on school expenses for the under-fours.

INCOME tax for 'very elderly' pensioners will be axed to enable them to fund their care costs in their old age, according to government treasury minister Cristóbal Montoro.

A NEW mobile phone App which allows members of the public, companies and sole traders to file their annual tax returns with one click is due for launch in a month's time.

SAVERS can now cash in their private pensions in Spain after 10 years of contributions, the government has announced after approving a new law yesterday (Friday).

SPAIN'S Supreme Court has allowed both wives of a bigamous Moroccan soldier to claim a widows' pension, despite multiple marriage being against Spanish law.

LETTERS from the Treasury have been sent to 10 of Spain's 17 regional governments ordering them to 'adjust' their spending ahead of the end of 2017 in order to reach their debt target of 2.1% or less of...

SPAIN'S government has passed a law giving everyone the right to have a bank account with at least the basic functions of being able to set up direct debits for bills, hold a debit card and make transfers.