High taxation in Spain hinders households from investing their savings

High taxation in Spain hinders households from investing their savings

The higher taxation borne by investments in Spain compared to other comparable countries penalizes and hinders households from investing their savings. The effective rate borne on various products analyzed – stocks, deposits, funds… – rises to 22.3%, eight points higher than the 14.4% of the European Union, according to a report by the Institute of Economic Studies (IEE) and the Spanish Association of Financial Advisors and Planners (EFPA).

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Sánchez and Page highlight the collaboration between administrations, “without political calculation”, against fires

Sánchez and Page highlight the collaboration between administrations, “without political calculation”, against fires

In contrast to what happened last summer, when the management of forest fires intensified the political clash between the central Executive and some autonomous communities governed by the Popular Party, such as those of Madrid or Castilla y León, Pedro Sánchez and the president of Castilla-La Mancha, Emiliano García-Page, both socialists, agreed this Wednesday on the importance of coordination and joint work between the different administrations, “shoulder to shoulder”, to fight against fire and the consequences of the climate emergency. The mayor of Tamajón (Guadalajara), Eugenio Esteban, of the PP, also thanked this collaboration between administrations, during the visit that Sánchez and Page made to the advanced command post installed in this town to combat the La Mierla forest fire, which has already devastated more than 32,000 hectares and has become the largest in Castilla-La Mancha.

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Sánchez celebrates the disappearance of the Gibraltar fence: “Today the last wall of continental Europe falls”

Sánchez celebrates the disappearance of the Gibraltar fence: “Today the last wall of continental Europe falls”

“Today the last wall of continental Europe falls,” celebrated Pedro Sánchez this Wednesday, after attending in La Línea de la Concepción (Cádiz) the symbolic act of dismantling the Gibraltar fence ten years after Brexit, with the entry into force of the agreement sealed the day before between the European Union and the United Kingdom.

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Sánchez promises “decisiveness” if there are “new irregular behaviors” in the PSOE

Sánchez promises “decisiveness” if there are “new irregular behaviors” in the PSOE

“If there are new irregular behaviors, we will act with the same firmness as we have acted before,” Pedro Sánchez guaranteed this Wednesday from Rome, after the meeting he held with Pope Leo XIV while agents from the Civil Guard’s Central Operative Unit (UCO) returned to the PSOE headquarters to request information about the Leire Díez case.

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How can Jonathan Andic defend himself against the charge of homicide?

How can Jonathan Andic defend himself against the charge of homicide?

The arrest of Jonathan Andic, eldest son of Isak Andic, the owner of Mango who died in December 2024 after falling off a cliff in the Montserrat mountain, has created a lot of expectation, especially after the judge in the case charged him with an alleged homicide and released him on bail of one million euros. The judge’s order provides evidence pointing to the detainee as the author of his father’s death while they were walking in the mountains.

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