Mallorca vehicle entry limit comes too late, firms say
A limit on vehicles entering Mallorca, in Spain’s Balearic Islands, wins support from small car-hire firms. But the island’s small-business federation says the move comes too late. The Mallorca Federation of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (Pimem) made the criticism on 20 October 2026, after regional president Marga Prohens set out her policies to curb mass tourism and broaden the economy.
Too slow to tackle tourist pressure
Pimem points to what it calls good results from vehicle-entry limits on Ibiza and Formentera. It says Mallorca has lost too much time. The federation also says a sustainability round table has failed to produce the debate and agreement needed to address overcrowding.
Wages, housing and local produce
The federation welcomes support for self-employed people but says salaried workers need help to protect their spending power against inflation. It wants changes to both the state and Balearic portions of income tax.
Pimem backs plans to expand vocational training and revive industry, though it says the industrial measures should have been discussed and pushed ahead sooner. It also welcomes action on housing, including plans to put money from the tourist tax towards it. A shortage of homes, it says, makes it harder for firms to bring in workers from elsewhere or keep staff they already have.
The federation ends with a complaint about food. It says a rule requiring tourist businesses to use 3 per cent local produce is not being enforced, while consumption of Balearic produce has fallen by 50 per cent.
Source: Europa Press / Mallorca.com