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NEWS
22 - 28 November 2012
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Cash payments over €2,500 made illegal AS of this week (Monday), it is illegal to make payments in cash exceeding €2,500. This is part of an EU-wide initiative to cut down on money laundering. It is already in force in France and Italy. This new anti-fraud law was published in October, but has only just come into force to allow people time to adjust to it. Businesses or self-employed persons found to carry out transactions of €2,500 or more will be fined 25 per cent of the amount involved in the transaction, plus IVA. If someone reports they have received or been ordered to pay this amount in cash, they will be exempt from any fine. These
reports can be made via the Agencia Tributaria’s website www.aeat.es. Private individuals are not affected by this new law. So it would not apply to parents giving their children a few thousand euros in cash. High amounts of cash - especially in denominations of €500 - are often associated with money laundering and other types of fraud. So far this year, the tax collection office has ‘legalised’ around €1.6 million via investigations into transactions involving large amounts of cash.
CRACKDOWN: EU wants to reduce money-laundering.
Critics slam Meme theme
FATAL CONSEQUENCES: Reports of bullying should be taken seriously.
Bullying leads to tragedy BULLYING at school is increasing. One of its most recent victims was 16-year-old Monica Jaramillo from Torralba de Calatrava (Ciudad Real). After hounding at her secondary school, Monica attempted suicide. Doctors at Ciudad Real General Hospital could not save her. “There are no words for such injustice and pointlessness,” said Monica’s parish priest at her funeral last week.
But there were words from her family. Schools should be more careful when bullying is reported, Monica’s parents claimed. She was shy and did not make friends easily, her aunt added. But no girl of 16 should be constantly harassed without the school lifting a finger to help, she said. Other girls often prevented Monica from entering the toilets and would fill empty seats on the school bus with their schoolbags so that she had to stand, her
parents told reporters. Monica informed teachers of her problems but no action was taken and her parents requested a change of school. The 16-year-old was not being subjected to continual bullying, the school decided. Monica felt otherwise and two days later tried to take her own life and died shortly afterwards in hospital. In accordance with her wishes her organs were donated for transplant.
PANRICO is withdrawing a series of picture cards from its popular Bollycao range. Included with the buns, they feature humorous or grotesque pictures whose captions were criticised by group, Foro de la Familia. The cards are ‘machista’ and ‘crude’, according to Foro. “Amongst other things, they present an unacceptable image of women which we thought no longer existed.” “Having listened to some of our consumers, although they are a very small minority, the company has decided to end the television campaign and will stop including the picture cards in their products...” Panrico said. .
MEANING: Beauty is on