As crazy as the header sounds, it is true, in essence, the Spanish Government is holding the sun for ransom and I reported on this subject back in July 2013 when this topic first hit the media. At the time, a government official claimed when asked about the new draft of the decree that the goal is to “balance the electric system in a definitive way, to prevent new instabilities and guarantee the consumer’s electric supply at the lowest price possible and in a more transparent way”. These new measures would see a raise in tariffs (what has been called “sun tax”) for those who generate their own electricity at home despite efforts made in numerous countries to increase awareness for green power, not Spain however. This country’s officials prefer to penalize those who take the initiative to do something pro-environment and even go as far as taxing a source of energy that no one person, no institution, government nor monarchy has ownership of.
The Parliamentary Group, “Ciudadanos” has submitted a Proposal of Law to Congress that includes measures to reform labour conditions for sole-traders. Albert Rivera, the group’s leader has informed Europa Press that said measures have been backed by PSOE and PP political parties also. What do these proposals include and how will they benefit business owners?
I have been meaning to upload this article for the past week and have finally been able to do so now that I am on “holiday”, go figure! Anyhow, La Oliva Town Hall has launched a new app that can be downloaded from AppStore™ for Apple devices and in GooglePlay™ for Android devices to allow residents to easily establish contact with the Administration and vice-verse.
Anyone who has ever run their own business is acutely aware of how they started out. Hundreds of hours spent planning and plotting, wondering how the business will take off, whether it will be successful and all the excitement and nerves that goes along with it.
When we think of summer, we imagine a blazing sun, cocktails and the typical image of a group of people gathered together on a beautiful white, sandy beach at sunset around a fire, drinking and laughing for absolutely no reason whatsoever so for once I think I have to agree with Rihanna and say that for the majority, summers are really work, work, work, work, work, work!
