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- Everything you need to know about Spain’s wealth taxon April 23, 2025 at 9:52 am
If you have large assets and are either a resident or non-resident in Spain, you could be subject to paying wealth tax. Here’s what you need to know about it, from who pays it, how the tax is levied, how much it is and how it could be scrapped soon.
- Are Spain’s Chinese bazaars really all closing down?on April 23, 2025 at 7:57 am
The rumour mill has been churning online with several social media videos and media outlets suggesting that many of Spain’s Chinese-owned convenience stores are shutting up shop. Is there any truth to this?
- How to renew your Spanish driving licence if you’re over 65on April 23, 2025 at 7:20 am
If you are over 65 in Spain you will have to renew your driving licence every five years, here’s how you go about it.
- Today in Spain: A roundup of the latest news on Wednesdayon April 23, 2025 at 7:08 am
Spain’s royals to attend Pope Francis funeral, Spanish PM to hike defence spending to 2 percent of GDP, Spain has highest rate of overqualified workers in the EU and more news on Wednesday April 23rd.
- UK Embassy insists Brits in Spain get TIEs or risk being ‘treated as overstayers’on April 22, 2025 at 3:14 pm
The UK Embassy in Madrid is once again urging Britons who are residents in Spain to exchange their green EU residency certificates for TIEs, this time stating that they risk being treated as tourists who have overstayed in the Schengen Zone.