Mallorca fuel tax cut bid as inflation hits 4.4%

With inflation at 4.4%, PP and Vox are calling in Palma, Mallorca, for fuel tax to be temporarily cut to 10%. The two parties made the demand on Monday, saying higher prices are being felt at supermarket tills and petrol pumps across the Balearic Islands.

PP spokesman Sebastià Sagreras also wants value added tax, or VAT, removed from basic goods. He called for tax relief on fuel, energy and everyday essentials as the cost of living rises.

€100 petrol bill hits families and workers

Vox parliamentary spokeswoman Manuela Cañadas said a €100 petrol bill is a heavy blow for families and self-employed workers. She accused Spain’s central government of making money from people’s hardship when they fill up.

She said fuel is not a luxury for people travelling to work, taking children to school or getting older people to health centres. Cañadas argued that the islands face a sharper problem because of their reliance on private cars, their island location and fuel’s effect on production and transport costs.

Farm diesel costs rise by 54%

Vox said the pressure also reaches farms. Agricultural diesel has risen by 54% over the past year, according to Cañadas, while farmers’ association Asaja puts the extra annual cost at €1.7 million.

She said producing local food was becoming loss-making while products from Morocco entered under what she described as unequal conditions. PP and Vox are both pressing for lower fuel taxes; their demands remain political proposals.

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Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com