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DigameXtra wishes all its readers a wonderful holiday season !
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– Jan. 6, Monday, Epiphany (bridge holiday). Epiphany Day, a national holiday.
Posts scheduled for Wednesday holidays will be posted Tuesday, one day early. Posts scheduled for Thursday holidays will be posted Friday.
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ANNUAL HOLIDAY FUNDRAISER
I can only produce DigameXtra with the financial support of my readers. Once a year, during the year end holidays, I do a fundraiser to help pay production expenses throughout the whole year. This year’s goal is to receive a donation from 4% of subscribers. The 4% Club finances DigameXtra for the 96% group that don’t donate. Which group will you belong to? The generosity of the 4% Club members is greatly appreciated.
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30/12 FUNDRAISER UPDATE- Dear Readers: The Holiday Fundraiser only has 8 days remaining until I had planned to end it on 7 Jan. With the next donation we will reach 50% of the modest target, lagging slightly behind last year’s results at this time.
I don’t like to ask, you don’t like to be asked, so lets just get this unpleasantness finished up so we can move on. Or not…it’s all up to you! Huge thanks to all who have donated!
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PHOENIX CLUB
Phoenix Club: The Phoenix Social Club is open to all nationalities but the lingua franca is English.
We offer an opportunity to make friends, help each other & share information but primarily to have fun in a friendly and inclusive association. You do not have to be a member to join us on our trips.
Our handmade greetings cards are for sale weekly with all proceeds to the Red Cross.
We meet every Thursday between 12 and 2 pm at Chine in Caleta, just off the coast road to/from Algarrobo.
***Trips/Events***
~ All trips/events include a driver’s gratuity ~
January 2025
– 7th – Hit the Sales at the Nevada Centre in Granada €16pp
Don’t fancy shopping? Why not visit the city instead.
– 24th – Evening Trip to the Lantern Festival in Malaga
February
– 4th – Trip to Gib €20pp
– 21st – A visit to Estepona Market and Orchid House
March
– 4th – Trip to Gib €20pp
– 21st – Trip to IKEA and Guzmans Garden Centre
For information call Gail on 951067723 / 626370695 (Whatsapp) email phoenixsocialclub@yahoo.co.uk check out our FB page.
We are DigameXtra sponsors and our contact info can be found everyday in the Sponsor’s Section.
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Special Christmas Children’s Theater- The Great Route To Bethlehem: Sun, 5 Jan, 12 noon
MIMMA – Interactive Museum of Music Málaga
Accompany the wise men in this journey for the whole family. We will meet their Kings from the East, the gifts they will give to the baby Jesus and most importantly… How did they find the right place? Did they sing Christmas carols during the trip? And what is myrrh used for?
Address: Palacio Conde de las Navas, C/ Beatas 15,
29008 Málaga. Tel: +34 952210440 Info:
https://www.musicaenaccion.com/eventos/teatro-infantil-especial-navidad-la-gran-ruta-hacia-belen/
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Still Got The Blues – A tribute to Gary Moore:
Friday, 31 Jan, 2025, 9pm doors / 10pm show
Sala Trinchera, C/ Parauta 25, Malaga
Tix: €15 adv / €20 door (16+ only)
The Finnish/Spanish group, The Spanish Castle, will perform with electric and moving blues rock in their show Still Got The Blues. The night is a tribute to the great blues guitar legend Gary Moore. The band will perform a selection of Moore’s best blues classics such as Still Got The Blues, Parisienne Walkways and Oh Pretty Woman in their fiery and funky style. The Spanish Castle is made up of Malaga bassist Cañon and Venezuelan drummer Marcos Hostos along with a Finnish guitar prodigy, Antti Kajander.
Info & tix sales: https://salatrinchera.com/tributo-gary-moore/
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On Sale Now- Bonnie Tyler at Marenostrum Fuengirola:
Thurs, 14 Aug, 2025, 8pm doors, 10pm show
Bonnie Tyler will shine for the first time at Marenostrum Fuengirola this summer 2025. The great rock hits such as ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’, ‘Its a Heartache’ or ‘Holding out of a Hero’ will be played on the Fundación Unicaja stage, as well as songs from their latest album, ‘The best is yet to come’.
The raspy voice of the British superstar will join the celebration of our tenth anniversary to give us a unique concert on the Costa del Sol, with the perfect acoustics of the walls of the Sohail castle in Fuengirola.
Info & tix: https://marenostrumfuengirola.com/eventos/bonnie-tyler/
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New Years Concert- Orquesta Sinfónica Mediterránea:
Thurs, 2 Jan, 7pm
Casa De Cultura. Puerta De Granada, 19, 18690 Almuñécar
Welcome to this evening of musical elegance and celebration, where we gather to welcome the New Year with an exquisite amalgam of Spanish-American music and the enchanting Viennese waltzes of Johann Strauss by the Orquesta Sinfónica Mediterránea conducted by Maestro Antonio Romera and with 40 musicians that will reinforce our unsurpassed Chamber Orchestra.
Info & tix (€20): https://bravoentradas.es/es/events/concierto-de-ano-nuevo-orquesta-sinfonica-mediterranea
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HANNINGTONS KITCHENS AND BATHROOMS
Hanningtons Kitchens and Bathrooms: We have been installing kitchens and bathrooms here on the Costa for 13 years. We pride ourselves on our professionalism, highest standards of work and customer service.
Whether you are thinking of updating an existing kitchen or bathroom, or whether you wish to create the kitchen or bathroom you have always dreamed of, we are here for you, every step of the way.
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MANDY’S PAINTBOX
Mandy’s Paintbox: Painter for 30 years in Nerja area.
Painting work undertaken. Inside and outside, large or small. Furniture painted or sprayed. Kitchens, cabinets, wardrobes doors any colour any surface. Check out the before and after photos, all the furniture was spray painted. Call for advice. WhatsApp 680739577
Email: josiahamanda@gmail.com
My contact details can be found in the Sponsor’s Section at the bottom of every issue. Here are “before” (left) and “after” (right) pics from my latest job.
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BLUCEE REAL ESTATE
The BluCee Real Estate team would like to wish all DigameXtra readers a happy Christmas and New Year! Thank you for the support you have shown us throughout 2024, it is appreciated:
Our office opening times over the festive season are shown in the photo below.
If you are thinking of selling your property please contact us.
At BluCee we go above and beyond for you during the sales process, don’t just take our word for it – see our reviews on Google and Facebook.
Pass by our office to have a no obligation chat!
Calle Timón 11b, Torre del Mar, 29740
We are open Monday to Friday 09.30 to 17.30 hrs.
For an appointment outside of our opening times or for one of us to view your property please contact us info@blucee.com or 0034 711 04 27 27
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We cover the whole coast line and inland.
BluCee Real Estate are a DigameXtra sponsor so our contact details are shown here every day.
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For Sale, 3 items:
– Collection of ten new photo frames
6x IKEA Nyttja white border frames (4 at 10x15cms and 2 at 13x18cms)
2x frames, borderless at 13x18cms
2x with attractive brown wood frames at 13x18cms.
All are still cellophane wrapped, 15€
– Powerfix tools, a boxed set of 11 drill bits up to 350mm long, and a boxed set of punch/chisels, 10€
– High quality patio set, a detachable glass-topped table plus four chairs at a reduced price of 90€
Contact Richard in Caleta de Vélez on mobile/Whatsapp 617282970
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For Sale, 3 items:
– Burg Wachter PointSafe. As new, never been fitted, bought with good intentions.
External size – 39cm wide x 26cm High x 19.5cm Deep
Internal size – 34 cm wide x 18cm High x17cm Deep
The picture shows it with and without the shelf. €30 ono
– Trevelez Rug. In great condition, size 140cm wide x 200cm long. The picture shows both sides of the rug. €30 ono
– Lithium Battery. Bought for Campervan but no longer required as selling van. Blugy BGBLI12150B 150Ah. €150 ono
Contact Jan (Torrox Campo). Tel/ WhatsApp +447876461576
somontano2003@yahoo.co.uk
Can arrange suitable meeting point if needed.
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Wanted: I’m looking for a copy of The Olive Tree by Lucinda Riley as my dog has chewed my copy. If you have one you would consider selling please contact me. Also interested in other books by the same author but not The Seven Sisters.
Lyn, Vinuela. Whatsapp +34 686694002
Email: Lyn.wannell@yahoo.com
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SPAIN
The end of the failed program that reduced VAT on food: {Translation, summary}
– The government’s measure to apply a reduced VAT of 2% on basic foodstuffs and 7.5% on other essential products is coming to an end. As of next January 1, prices will revert to “normal” VAT, posing a new challenge for consumers in a context of persistent inflation. Since its implementation at the end of 2022, the prices of the basic basket have not only not gone down, but have accumulated a rise of more than 9%, according to the latest analysis. Source, Spanish: https://andaluciainformacion.es/andalucia/1853798/el-fracaso-del-iva-reducido-en-los-alimentos-solo-servira-para-subir-los-precios-en-enero/
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The Canary Islands are experiencing another intense weekend of rescues with the arrival of at least 580 migrants: {Translation, summary}
– Since Christmas Day, more than 1,500 migrants have arrived on the islands.
– The Canary Route continues its huge flow at the end of the year. After rescuing more than 1,000 immigrants in more than a dozen boats since Christmas Day, in the last hours 580 people have arrived to the islands, among them at least 68 women and 16 minors, in eight precarious boats.
– As reported to Efe by sources of emergency and rescue teams, the last inflatable to make landfall has done so by their own means on the shores of Haría, Lanzarote, near the Jameos del Agua, where the emergency device has attended to 34 people, including five women and a baby. It is in Lanzarote where the largest number of arrivals of the day is concentrated, because since the early morning and throughout the day have arrived, in addition to the latter, five other inflatable boats with a total of 253 people on board. All of them would have left from Tan-Tan, Morocco, and would have sailed for two days.
– Shortly before, around three o’clock in the afternoon, a cayuco arrived by its own means in the area of Los Abrigos, in Tenerife, although there is still no information about the number of migrants on board.
– Around noon, Salvamento received in El Hierro an alert from the Guardia Civil, whose radar detected the echo of two boats in positions close to the port of Las Restinga, so it mobilized the salvamar Adhara and the salvamar Acrux and escorted them to the dock. In this intervention, 69 people, including a woman and a minor, all in apparent good health, were accounted for in the first cayuco. On arrival, this group said they had made a three-day crossing from Nouadhibou, Mauritania, and stated that their countries of origin were Mali and Guinea Bissau. The second cayuco was carrying 224 people, including 57 women and 14 minors, who had reportedly set off from Djiffer, Senegal, on an eight-day crossing. On board, the migrants claimed to be from Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conacrky, Ghana and Nigeria.
– The figures for this Saturday, in the absence of counting the cayuco in Tenerife, bring the arrivals since Christmas Eve to 1,541 people aboard 28 boats, in a year that has once again been a record with the arrival of some 46,000 people.
– The NGO Caminando Fronteras, which each year monitors with a report the deaths that occur in the various migratory routes to Spain, this week put at 9,757 people who died in the Atlantic Route trying to reach the Canary Islands in small boats or dugout canoes during 2024. Source, Spanish: https://www.elmundo.es/espana/2024/12/28/676fc4ff21efa07e098b4593.html
ANDALUCÍA
Junta Resumes Its War On Illegal Homes Using Drones & Satellite Imaging To Detect Violators, Refers To Recent Trend Of Relaxed Enforcement As “Urban Indiscipline”: {Translation, summary}
– In August, the General Plan for Territorial and Urban Planning Inspection 2023-2026 was approved, which establishes the priority lines of action, focused on the control of irregular subdivisions on rural land, the protection of coastal areas and preserved soils.
– In addition, new technological tools have been incorporated, such as drones and software for the management of changes in the territory from satellite images.
– During 2024, the Junta de Andalucía has sealed almost 500 illegal plots for building on public land, 1,240 in the last 3 years, with the Cádiz area hardest hit.
– Thanks to these measures, Rocío Díaz has stated, it has been possible “to reverse the situation of urban indiscipline that we found in 2019”. As proof of this, she has highlighted that from 2018 until now the number of actions to ensure compliance with urban legality and the good use of the territory has tripled; the number of plots and buildings issued has been multiplied by 13 and the aforementioned 500 seals have been made compared to the absence of them, as she points out, in 2018.
– There are thousands of families who are faced with the problem of having a house built on rural land in Andalusia. These are not isolated farmhouses, nor second homes, but houses that they built decades ago, some in urbanizations. They are trapped between a complex urban planning legislation, changes in administrative powers and the threat of demolition.
– The Law to Promote the Sustainability of the Territory of Andalusia, known as LISTA, of 2021, included in the legal system for the first time the concept of territorial discipline and grants the Board direct jurisdiction to intervene against the most impactful infractions. In addition, it has introduced new tools such as AFO (Assimilated Out of Ordinance).
This is a certification that is not equivalent to full legalization. Recognition of the AFO status requires the processing of a municipal administrative procedure. Once resolved, buildings can have access to basic health services, sanitation, water supply and electricity supply if the corresponding infrastructure networks already existed, or resolve those services autonomously.
– But now, with the change of powers in the Junta de Andalucía, it seems that all homes on rural land have been demonized. Many of these houses were not built to get rich, but out of necessity. “What do we do with a family that has been living there for 20 years?” explains the president of the Federation of the Chiclana Outskirts, which brings together the Platform of People Affected by Regularization, various groups and more than twenty associations spread throughout the town. Photo: alvaro carmona.
Source, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/viviendas-ilegales-andalucia-lucha-necesidad-justicia-20241229202054-nts_amp.html
MALAGA PROVINCE
The Anímate programme – ‘Pets against Loneliness’ – a free service for seniors:
– This was launched on 1 October and has two objectives: there are 75,000 older people living alone in the province and at least 3,000 pets in centres, shelters and refuges. “We want to help solve both problems,” says José Santaolalla, the Diputación’s spokesperson for older people, who is leading this initiative in conjunction with the college of veterinary surgeons, animal shelters and animal health centres.
– The gateway for users to access this service is the “telephone number against loneliness”: 900 92 30 92, which is the same number that was in place during the pandemic and lockdown, and which is still in operation to assist older people in this situation. The contact is referred to the professional association, which carries out a very thorough assessment to check that they are suitable based on factors such as their physical and mobility abilities and where they live.
– Then the person is matched with an adult animal (puppies or kittens are not given), depending on their preferences and the adopter’s situation. The involvement of family members is also requested, so that they can look after the pet in case of illness or travel. Once accepted, the adoption form is filled in and, if necessary, the dog is even transported to the adopter’s home, so that the adopter does not have to travel, especially from remote villages.
– And all of this at no cost to the beneficiary: the microchip, the card, washing, deworming and documentation are paid for by the Diputación. They are also monitored afterwards, with regular phone calls, to see how the experience is going.
Full article: https://www.surinenglish.com/malaga/paqui-tellez-first-user-the-plan-for-20241220074816-nt.html
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Up to 400 euros per child and 6,500 euros to buy a house- these are the towns in Malaga that can benefit from the tax deductions of the Junta de Andalucía: {Translation, summary}
– The Regional Government of Andalusia has implemented a series of tax incentives aimed at promoting the stabilization of the population in rural areas in order to combat depopulation. These measures offer important economic benefits for the residents of 426 Andalusian municipalities, mainly those with less than 3,000 inhabitants.
– One of the most outstanding advantages is the deduction of up to 400 euros for each child born or adopted, as well as for children in foster care.
– Another attraction for residents of these localities is the reduction of the transfer tax and documented legal acts (ITPAJD) when purchasing a home. Buyers can benefit from a reduced rate of 3.5%, significantly lower than the usual 8%. This benefit applies provided that the property is intended to be the habitual residence and that its value does not exceed 150,000 euros. In economic terms, this saving can reach up to 6,750 euros for the purchase of a house, which represents a considerable stimulus for those seeking to settle in these municipalities.
– Distribution of the benefited municipalities. The Official Gazette of the Junta de Andalucía (BOJA) includes the complete list of municipalities eligible for these benefits (link below). The provincial distribution includes:
Granada: 121 municipalities
Almería: 69 municipalities
Jaén: 56 municipalities
Malaga: 59 municipalities
Cadiz: 11 municipalities
Córdoba: 37 municipalities
Huelva: 49 municipalities
Sevilla: 24 municipalities
– Malaga Province list:
MÁLAGA
Alcaucín
Alfarnate
Alfarnatejo
Algatocín
Almáchar
Almargen
Alozaina
Alpandeire
Árchez
Ardales
Arenas
Atajate
Benadalid
Benalauría
Benamargosa
Benaoján
Benarrabá
Borge, El
Burgo, El
Canillas de Aceituno
Canillas de Albaida
Cañete la Real
Carratraca
Cartajima
Casarabonela
Comares
Cuevas Bajas
Cuevas del Becerro
Cútar
Faraján
Fuente de Piedra
Gaucín
Genalguacil
Guaro
Igualeja
Istán
Iznate
Jimera de Líbar
Jubrique
Júzcar
Macharaviaya
Moclinejo
Monda
Montecorto
Montejaque
Parauta
Pujerra
Riogordo
Salares
Sayalonga
Sedella
Serrato
Tolox
See full listing for Andalucia: https://www.juntadeandalucia.es/eboja/2024/247/BOJA24-247-00010-56114-01_00313060.pdf
Source article, Spanish: https://www.abc.es/espana/andalucia/400-euros-hijo-6500-euros-comprar-casa-20241227095546-nts.html
TORROX
Torrox opens its first funeral home after a municipal investment of more than one million euros: {Translation, summary}
– After a municipal investment of more than one million euros, Torrox has its first funeral parlor, a facility that this Friday is launched and “with which a historical demand of the municipality is fulfilled”. The City Council has made in recent months all the necessary arrangements so residents will no longer have to travel to other towns for funerals.
– The morgue is located near the bus station of Torrox Costa. The management has been awarded to the company ASV Funeser for a value of 430,000 euros for a period of five years. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/provincia/torrox-abre-primer-tanatorio-inversion_0_2003053593.html
Tanatorio Torrox website: https://tanatoriosmalaga.com/tanatorio-torrox/
NERJA
The Plenary of Nerja approves a private company to manage waste collection, street cleaning and beach services: {Translation, summary}
– The Plenary of the Corporation of Nerja, held this Thursday, has finally approved, with the votes in favor of the PP and the vote against the PSOE, the justification report prepared by the Study Commission promoted by the Department of Municipal Services to determine the management model of waste collection services, street cleaning and beaches, dismissing in its entirety in turn the allegations made during the public exhibition period. That is, this will allow a private company to manage the services, once the bidding process is completed.
– “Next, we will proceed with the processing of the file and the drafting of the specifications that will govern the contracting of the service,” added the councilor, who also explained that this process will mark the next step. “Once the specifications are approved, the bidding process will be opened, which will select the company that will be responsible for the management of waste collection services, street cleaning and beaches,” said the councilor. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/provincia/pleno-nerja-aprueba-empresa-privada_0_2003050226.html
VÉLEZ-MÁLAGA
Julio Anaya’s Christ of Love is vandalized in Velez- “No matter how many works they vandalize, I will not stop doing them”: {Translation, summary}
– New acts of vandalism in Velez-Malaga. The Christ of Love by Julio Anaya, an international artist from Malaga, has been vandalized by painting a swastika on his chest and with his face covered. It is the first time in a year and a half (time that the work has), that the figure appears vandalized. Previously, they made graffiti on the ruins of the place, but always respecting the work. The creator has reacted and confirmed that he will restore it when he can. “No matter how many of my works are destroyed, I will not stop doing them,” he added.
– In these ruins of the capital of Axarquia, between olive and carob trees, hides a work of art that few knew, but in just a year has become a benchmark. The artist Julio Anaya painted in 2023 a realistic portrait of the Christ of Love of Malaga. Now, it has been vandalized, but not for long. “As soon as I can I will restore the work,” said the young man, who is immense in projects. “I have just sent works to Japan, and I have a lot of activities, but I will surely return to the place in January,” he said.
– The artist has explained that he received a photo about what happened and that at first he hesitated whether to spread it on social networks or fix it on his own. “Out of respect for the brotherhood brothers, and the devout people, I did not want to give it much hype,” he has expressed. Thus, about the vandalism, he doubts whether “it is a joke in very bad taste, or it has been done by a person who wants to see the world burn, what is clear is that it has been done on purpose, by the symbol and the forms, it is certainly an act of excessive evil,” said the young man. Reporting & photo:
Ignacio Martín. Source, Spanish: https://www.malagahoy.es/provincia/vandalizan-cristo-amor-julio-anaya_0_2003052510.html
FINANCIAL
The fiscal looting of the Sánchez era- each Spaniard pays almost 6,000 euros more in 2024 for taxes and contributions: {Translation, summary}
– Pedro Sánchez came to power claiming that he would put an end to corruption, that he would not agree to a government coallition with Podemos, that he would never give power to the separatists, that he would never pact with the pro-terrorists… and that he would never raise taxes on workers. All lies.
– Taxes, even without counting December, have meant an additional fiscal plunder 
for all Spaniards of almost 90,000 million euros more per year. And the contributions have increased by another 45,000 million. A whole heist that has meant an accumulated increase of between 5,500 and 6,000 euros in their tax bill with respect to the close of that 2018 in which the Sánchez era began.
– The calculation is made by counting all the national tax payments required of taxpayers from the technical point of view: taxes and contributions. The fiscal robbery is even greater if regional and local taxes are counted.
– Well, with all this, Sánchez has generated the greatest era of fiscal plundering experienced by Spain in recent times, surpassing the initial stage of the PP in which, under the command of Mariano Rajoy and Cristóbal Montoro in Treasury, they decided to face the risk of bailing out Spain -after the economic debacle of Rodríguez Zapatero- by raising more taxes and public debt instead of reducing public spending.
– Social Security and taxes. The data are chilling. Social Security closed 2018 with a collection paid by all Spanish workers and companies -employers- of 114,999.2 million euros. And the total national tax payment was 204,633 million. The Sánchez era arrived and with it came the fiscal plundering taken to its maximum expression: at the end of 2023, the Social Security was already taking from the pockets of companies and workers the figure of 154,633 million, marking annual increases at a rate of 10.3%. That is to say that, without counting 2024, still without official data, the fiscal increase for this concept reached at the end of 2023 an additional plundering of almost 40,000 million. The evolution of 2024 points to a closing that would raise this extra robbery to 45 billion.
– On the tax side, the bite to the pockets of Spaniards is even more bleeding. From those 204,633 million euros collected by national taxes at the close of 2018, it has gone to no less than 271,935 million at the end of 2023: more than 67,000 million additional euros. And the evolution of 2024 adds up, only until November another 21 billion euros of increased collection.
– The excuse of inflation. The Government always argues that inflation must be taken into account. Well, cumulative inflation has grown in the same period at less than half the rate of the exposed savagery. The cumulative CPI between December 2018 and November 2024 is at 19.2%. But, in addition, the explanation is literally esoteric: inflation takes away purchasing power from taxpayers, so it must be subtracted from, and not added to, the tax penalty because otherwise it does not tax increases in wealth but losses of wealth, a whole theoretical barbarity.
– In summary, if we calculate the fiscal plunder per taxpayer of the IRPF, the result shows an increase in 2024 with respect to 2018 of almost 6,000 euros per person. Almost 12,000 euros per household. And this, without taking into account the loss of purchasing power due to inflation. Welcome to the Sanchez era. Source, Spanish: https://www.libremercado.com/2024-12-29/el-saqueo-fiscal-de-la-era-sanchez-cada-espanol-paga-casi-6000-euros-mas-en-2024-por-impuestos-y-cotizaciones-7202032/
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