Formentera: PP eyes €50,000 average pay and tax cuts

€50,000 average pay: the People’s Party (PP) puts that goal forward on Formentera, where businesses say workers struggle to find suitable homes. On Sunday, 8 November, José Vicente Marí, the party’s lead Balearic candidate for Spain’s Congress, meets business, hotel and fishing representatives on the island. Ahead of the 29 November election, he proposes tax cuts and says average pay should rise from €32,000 to €50,000.

Tax cuts and homes for workers

Marí wants to adjust income tax for inflation so workers keep more spending power. The PP also proposes cutting VAT on basic foods, including meat, fish and tinned goods.

Housing is another concern raised at the meetings. Vicent Tur, the PP’s Senate candidate for Formentera, says some people who want to work on the island cannot find a suitable place to stay. He wants incentives to move homes from holiday lets into residential use, alongside stronger protections for owners against unpaid rent, damage and squatting. Tur says the cost of bringing goods to the island adds to the pressure on small and medium-sized firms.

Longer stays and local fishing

Marí also wants tourism on Formentera to bring more overnight stays, with visits lasting three or four days rather than the single-day trips he says predominate now.

Tur meets Iván Pérez, head of Formentera’s fishers’ association. He calls for stronger checks on unsuitable fishing practices, as well as protection for water quality and local produce. The PP is putting these proposals forward before the 29 November election.

Topics: Jobs & labour · Politics

Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com