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Spain’s low inflation rate in February is good news for the wallet, but an increase in March due to the Iran war and energy prices will be a shock.

Relief for wallets as Spain’s inflation rate stays low in February - but March jump looms amid Iran war energy price spike

CONSUMERS in Spain will breathe a sigh of relief after the rate of inflation remained low throughout February – although fears are mounting that prices are set to surge in the wake of the ongoing war in Iran. According to the National Statistics Institute’s figures, released on Friday, inflation remained at the same level of 2.3% in February as it …

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Businessman from Costa Blanca arrested in corruption investigation over discount vouchers used for post-pandemic economic boost

Top Costa Blanca businessman arrested in corruption probe over discount shopping vouchers used to boost post-pandemic economy

THE president of the Alicante Chamber of Commerce, Carlos Baño, has been arrested for alleged corruption by the Policia Nacional. Baño was detained on Friday as part of a probe by the Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office into consumer voucher campaigns carried out in 2022 and 2023 in 20 municipalities across Alicante Province. Alicante Provincial Council created the voucher scheme in order …

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Hundreds of pupils march for equality on Granada's Costa Tropical

Hundreds of pupils march for equality on Granada's Costa Tropical

Granada’s Costa Tropical is awash with hundreds of students marching for equality The Ideal Way to Buy Friday, 13th March 2026 at 14:49 Share Around 600 students from different schools in Almuñécar on Granada province’s Costa Tropical took part in the town’s annual ‘March for Equality’ on Thursday 12 March. The town hall organised the event to coincide with International …

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