Maó property tax row: PP says 2027 cut is missing
In Maó, Menorca, the council plans to keep property tax at 0.65% in 2027 instead of cutting it to a promised 0.64%, the opposition People’s Party (PP) says. On Tuesday, 27 October 2026, local PP leader Maribel Llufriu accused Mayor Héctor Pons’s government of breaking its word while preparing new charges for some empty homes.
A second tax cut in dispute
Llufriu says the PP allowed the council’s financial plan to pass by abstaining in August 2025. In return, she says, the council agreed to cut property tax, known locally as IBI, in two successive years. The rate fell from 0.66% to 0.65% in 2026; the further cut to 0.64% was due in 2027.
Llufriu rejects the cost of an island allowance for council workers as a reason to drop that second cut. She blames poor financial planning. The PP also says the council needs budget adjustments of more than three million euros.
Empty-home charges face doubts
At the same time, the council is pursuing charges on certain empty homes through a change to its tax rules. The PP says the measure was agreed with Ara Maó. Llufriu questions whether charging owners more will bring those homes onto the rental market.
She also says council reports point to complex procedures and a need for specialist staff the council does not currently have. Llufriu doubts the charges will take effect in 2027.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com