• Issue No. 2005 • 7 - 13 December 2023
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VOLUNTEERS THANKED Employment joy
El Millón winner
Credit: loteriasyapuestas.es
THERE is almost as much excitement in the outlet that sold a winning lot tery ticket in Spain as there is from the lucky owner and also the Spanish Tax Authority. We all know that the Spanish love lotteries and although a lot of money is being targeted towards El Gordo the Christmas lottery, there are still plenty of others with much larger prizes and Euro Millions contin ues to be drawn every Tuesday and Friday. Participants in Mallor ca seem to be quite lucky and after the €26 million (less the tax man’s 20 per cent) win in Lloset last October, one lucky player won €1 million in the Friday De cember 1 draw with a ticket purchased in Can Pastilla, Palma. This is one prize only in El Millón which is basi cally a free raffle with one potential winner if they have the correct lottery ticket number and this time it was Mal lorca where that num ber was held.
The establishment that sold the winning ticket.
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Credit: Consell de Mallorca
Mallorca
SPECIAL AWARD: The handing over of the Siurells.
IN anticipation of Volunteers Day on Tuesday December 5, members of the Consell de Mallorca met with repre sentatives of 13 different Mallorcan charities and asso ciations on Saturday Decem ber 2 to recognise the work that these tireless volunteers do with the people of Mal lorca. Some of the Associations set up special stalls where they were available to ex plain the work that they un dertake and to perhaps at tract new supporters. This day was enlivened by music from the singersong writer Amulet as well as the Rella group followed by a chocolate party put on for all of those taking part on the day. At the finish of the event each organisation was pre sented with a special award, a typical Mallorcan Siurell, a clay whistling figure in recog
nition of the hard work that each organisation under takes to make the lives of those in vulnerable situa tions. During the event, the pres ident of the Council, Llorenç Galmés, publicly thanked all of the organisations for their work and encouraged them
to continue with the altruis tic work they carry out. This thought was echoed by Antoni Fuster from the Council of the Presidency, Antoni Fuster, who added that it is the “people behind these solidarity projects who help society by contributing their time and skills.”
ALTHOUGH the November figure for the number of people employed in the Balearic Islands is less than in October, it is still the best figure in the last 21 years. According to data provided by the Employment Service of the Balearic Islands (SOIB), the autonomous community has registered an increase of 15,587 people affiliated with Social Security in the month of November. This total of 492,981 people, is 3.3 per cent more than November last year (compared to 2.6 per cent nationally) and is the best result for the month of November since 2002. Any drop in November was to be expected according to the government as November was the last month of the extend ed holiday period, but it is hoped that as more tourists come to appreciate holidays which don’t just rely on the sun, the 2024 November figures will be even better. Mallorca has led the way, both in the number of people employed as well as the largest drop in November when com pared to Menorca and Ibiza and unemployment also contin ues its downwards spiral overall. As a matter of interest, the number of selfemployed peo ple is around 20 per cent of those in work and the number of selfemployed people also continues to increase month on month.