50% tax help for poorer residents

50% tax help for poorer residents Barcelona has started subsidies for less economically stable families. The ‘Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles’ (IBI) will offer families help by paying 50% of their taxes. 3.5 million euros is going to be put towards the scheme which will help around 20,000 households. Gerardo Pisarello, the first lieutenant of the […]

Catalan towns to conduct DNA analysis on dog feces

Three Catalan municipalities plan to test dog droppings with the aim to locate and fine owners who fail to clear up after their pet! Albert Batalla, Mayor of Lleida since 2008, made it clear right from the day he was sworn into office to do something about the “antisocial behavior of people who do not […]