Will 2025 be the year the Treasury will touch the tax benefits? If we go by what is detailed in theAnnual Progress Report on the Structural Fiscal Plan 2025-2028, which the Spanish government sent to Brussels in April, the measure should be on track "no later than" the fourth quarter of this year. The objective would be to reduce some of the tax benefits (deductions and similar) of the current Spanish tax system to increase revenue. Specifically, the aim is to permanently increase public revenue by 0.1% of GDP, which represents approximately €1.6 billion, as a result of modifying tax benefits. "The measure is already underway and there is time to achieve this objective," the Ministry of Finance indicated in the document sent in April to the European executive.

Yet another summer, Barça faced doubts and uncertainties just days before its La Liga debut. And that's four summers now. Hansi Flick was already unable to field Dani Olmo in the first two matchdays last year. A situation that is exacerbated in the offices of Aristides Maillol, but also shared by other teams in the Spanish league. Sevilla, Getafe, and Levante are some of the other clubs that have also been unable to register their new signings. "The problem, especially for Barça, is how the regulations are written," says Rubén Mancera, a lawyer at Salas Miralles & Mancera.

When Spain closed the year of the pandemic with one of the highest public deficits (the difference between revenue and expenditure) in the European Union, doubts about how it would address the situation outweighed certainties. Five years later, it can be said that these doubts have begun to fade. Between 2020 and 2024, in absolute terms, the State has offset the negative fiscal balance of all administrations by almost €70 billion. Thus, from a deficit of 9.9% of GDP recorded in 2020, it has fallen to a deficit of 2.8% of GDP in 2024. "This demonstrates the effectiveness of the Spanish government's economic action and fiscal policy," argued the First Vice President and Minister of Finance.

The evolution of the virus in Catalonia begins to show some positive notes. The main one: the incidence is decreasing in all age groups. A fortnight ago it began to reduce the one that had risen the most, the 15-29 age group, but not the one that was most worrying, the over-70s, who have the worst prognosis. However, the latest data show that it is also beginning to fall. "It is good news, we have very clear indicators that they probably are going down, more slowly than young people, but they are going down", celebrates Biocomsc researcher Enric Álvarez, who also highlights another fact: in CAPs (primary healthcare centres) there is no increase in consultations of people over 70 years old and even in those over 80 there is a decrease.