he announcement that EuroVegas will finally be built in Madrid after months of uncertainty was welcomed with “great joy” by the regional government, which called the news “a liberation.”
“The regional premier’s determination has brought this project here over other serious candidates like Barcelona,” said a spokesperson for Esperanza Aguirre, of the conservative Popular Party (PP). Read more »
After having produced weekly original posts on our blog we thought it was time to write some lines with regards to the accountancy and tax areas that our firm, Arcos & Lamers Asociados, have been specializing in.
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The professionals of Arcos & Lamers Asociados will be pleased to assist you in any Spanish accountancy and tax advise you and your business may require. We provide monthly, quarterly and yearly reports to our clients fulfilling Spanish Law and tailored to the needs of our clients. Read more »
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Nasser Al Thani, who recently purchased Malaga FC has unveiled his intention to build a second Puerto Banus style complex in Marbella’s Bajadilla marina.
The project would require an investment of 70 million euros and include the expansion of the marina with 400 additional moorings for small and medium-sized yachts. Read more »
Publication of official mortgage market reference rates – EURIBOR, MIBOR and IRR on government bonds with two to six year maturities traded in the secondary market. The aforementioned rates only become official upon publication in the Spanish official gazette. Read more »
Barcelona has been ranked 40th in the 50 cities with the best quality of life in the world. Madrid made it to 43rd. Other European cities on the list include Viena and Zurich.
The report studied 221 cities around the world, taking New York (which occupies 47th place) as the reference to compare various levels of quality of life, such as public services, the offer of nightlife and accommodation, the socio-cultural atmosphre, economic, political, social, educational and environment. Read more »
The below mentioned summary on the new Decree 2/2012 of 10 January, which regulates the regimen about the existing buildings and settlements over undeveloped land in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia (entered into force onFebruary 29, 2012), has been issued by the lawyer Mr. Félix Ruiz, Spanish solicitor and proffesional of the Spanish law firm Arcos & Lamers Asociados in Marbella.
This Spanish law approved by the regional Andalucía government does not pursue the so called “urban amnesty” (“amnistía fiscal”) for those buildings that somehow are in a irregular situation within the Andalucía non developed land. But just the opposite. The Decree far from giving sense to this situation, provokes new questions and increases the already chaotic regulatory about the rustic land in Andalucía. Read more »
THERE is a bit of good news for consumers as major shopping chains in Spain have promised to absorb the impending 3% IVA (VAT) increase.
Supermarket giant Mercadona, which claims 90% of its more than 8,000 lines have kept the same prices from a year ago, is the latest to announce it will not pass on the IVA increase to customers, joining other big names including, Inditex, Eroski, Carrefour, Lidl, Mango, H&M and Corefiel.
The IVA rate is set to jump this weekend from 18% to 21% with the reduced rate rising from 8% to 10%, while the super-reduced rate, which applies to fresh food staples, books or prescription drugs, will remain at 4%. Read more »
Mariano Rajoy is not considering further VAT or Personal Income Tax increases in the 2013 Budget and hopes not to have to take such difficult decisions for the Spanish people as those taken during the first months of his term in office.
The President of the Government also calls for greater economic and fiscal integration within the European Union; “no steps backward will be taken; not by the Euro, not by the Single Market and not by the Union”.
The President of the Government, Mariano Rajoy, received the President of the Republic of France, François Hollande, at Moncloa Palace on Thursday. They discussed matters on the international and bilateral agendas, including the situation in Spain and the Eurozone. Read more »
Making connections was priority No. 1 for Aigerim Shorman and Shana Zheng. As founders of Triptrotting, an online community that connects travelers with locals, the pair quickly recognized that startup accelerators could be their ticket to mentorship and funding.
After raising $300,000 in seed money from Pasadena, Calif., incubator Idealab and launching their company last May, Shorman and Zheng applied to Launchpad LA, the Los Angeles accelerator program founded by venture capitalist Mark Suster. Launchpad invests $50,000 in each company accepted into its four-month program and provides business advice, free shared office space and networking opportunities. Read more »
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