Poll finds Spain’s ruling Socialists have lost 300,000 votes to Vox, tax pressure in Spain grows twice as fast as OECD average and more news on Wednesday December 10th.
Women arrested in Madrid for carrying cocaine in ‘pregnant’ belly
A woman has been arrested at Madrid Barajas airport after hiding more than two kilos of cocaine around her stomach and pretending to be pregnant.
The arrested woman’s incoherent answers aroused the officers’ suspicions during a routine check. Shortly afterward, the young woman voluntarily removed a silicone prosthesis shaped like a pregnant belly.
Concealed beneath the prosthesis were thirteen packages of cocaine taped to her abdomen.
The young woman, who arrived in Madrid on a transatlantic flight, could face a sentence of between 6 and 12 years in prison for a drug trafficking.
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Spain’s ruling Socialists have lost 300,000 votes to Vox, poll finds
Spanish far-right party Vox has syphoned 300,000 Socialist votes, according to a survey conducted by SIGMA DOS for Spanish right-leaning daily El Mundo.
According to their findings, the combined total of the PP and Vox would reach the 200-seat threshold for the first time, enough for an absolute majority in parliament and for them to rule.
The PSOE and its partners would only secure 147 seats, 32 fewer than in the last election.
Another new poll by Sociométrica poll for Spanish news site El Español also found that the PSOE will lose voter support, but rather be left with 102 seats.
The PP would win 145 seats and would only need the support of Navarran or Canary conservative parties (UPN or Coalición Canaria) and the abstention of Vox to govern.
Tax pressure in Spain grows twice as fast as OECD average
The OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) has published its latest annual report measuring the weight of tax revenues in relation to gross domestic product (GDP) in its 38 member countries, including Spain.
According to the report, Spain has increased its tax burden – from fees, taxes, and social security contributions – twice as much as the OECD average between 2010 and 2024.
The tax burden in Spain has increased by 5.53 percentage points over the last 14 years, reaching 36.7 percent of GDP, while the average increase among OECD countries has been 2.54 percentage points, reaching 34.1 percent.
Since 2010, Spain has registered the largest increase among the major European countries.
Lead singer of Spanish rock band Extremoduro dies
Robe Iniesta, one of the greatest stars of Spanish rock history, has passed away at the age of 63.
The Extremaduran musician was the frontman of Extremoduro, one of the most influential bands of the Spanish hard rock scene, ranked number six by Rolling Stone’s best-ever table.
In November 2024, Extremoduro urgently cancelled its farewell concerts tour after Iniesta was diagnosed with a pulmonary thromboembolism.
Jorge Martínez, another Spanish rock legend and lead singer of Ilegales, also passed away this week at the age of 70.
