Poll finds Spain’s ruling Socialists have misplaced 300,000 votes to Vox, tax stress in Spain grows twice as quick as OECD common and extra information on Wednesday December tenth.
Women arrested in Madrid for carrying cocaine in ‘pregnant’ stomach
A girl has been arrested at Madrid Barajas airport after hiding greater than two kilos of cocaine round her abdomen and pretending to be pregnant.
The arrested girl’s incoherent solutions aroused the officers’ suspicions throughout a routine examine. Shortly afterward, the younger girl voluntarily eliminated a silicone prosthesis formed like a pregnant stomach.
Concealed beneath the prosthesis had been 13 packages of cocaine taped to her stomach.Â
The younger girl, who arrived in Madrid on a transatlantic flight, may face a sentence of between 6 and 12 years in jail for a drug trafficking.
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Spain’s ruling Socialists have misplaced 300,000 votes to Vox, ballot finds
Spanish far-right celebration Vox has syphoned 300,000 Socialist votes, in accordance with a survey performed by SIGMA DOS for Spanish right-leaning every day El Mundo.
According to their findings, the mixed whole of the PP and Vox would attain the 200-seat threshold for the primary time, sufficient for an absolute majority in parliament and for them to rule.
The PSOE and its companions would solely safe 147 seats, 32 fewer than within the final election.
Another new ballot by Sociométrica ballot for Spanish information web site El Español additionally discovered that the PSOE will lose voter help, however quite be left with 102 seats.
The PP would win 145 seats and would solely want the help of Navarran or Canary conservative events (UPN or Coalición Canaria) and the abstention of Vox to manipulate.
Tax stress in Spain grows twice as quick as OECD common
The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) has printed its newest annual report measuring the load of tax revenues in relation to gross home product (GDP) in its 38 member international locations, together with Spain.
According to the report, Spain has elevated its tax burden – from charges, taxes, and social safety contributions – twice as a lot because the OECD common between 2010 and 2024.
The tax burden in Spain has elevated by 5.53 share factors over the past 14 years, reaching 36.7 p.c of GDP, whereas the common improve amongst OECD international locations has been 2.54 share factors, reaching 34.1 p.c.
Since 2010, Spain has registered the biggest improve among the many main European international locations.
Lead singer of Spanish rock band Extremoduro dies
Robe Iniesta, one of many best stars of Spanish rock historical past, has handed away on the age of 63.
The Extremaduran musician was the frontman of Extremoduro, one of the vital influential bands of the Spanish arduous rock scene, ranked quantity six by Rolling Stone’s best-ever desk.
In November 2024, Extremoduro urgently cancelled its farewell concert events tour after Iniesta was recognized with a pulmonary thromboembolism.
Jorge MartÃnez, one other Spanish rock legend and lead singer of Ilegales, additionally handed away this week on the age of 70.
