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11.2018
The pop songs General Franco didn’t want Spain to hear.. On Page 13
FESTIVALS !
BENICASSIM 2018 REVIEW ON PAGE 25.. Another great year of festivals..
NEWS UPDATE: SPAIN NUMBER ONE FOR HEALTHCARE IN EUROPE There has been plenty of good news this week in Spain, much to do with healthcare, something that concerns us all. The government of Pedro Sánchez is introducing several reforms which will benefit and impact on the lives of people enjoying a Spanish way of life. Spanish healthcare the best in Europe Each year Bloomberg produces a list ranking healthcare in 56 countries. 2018 sees Spain at the very top, declared the most efficient in Europe and third in the world! Another happy fact is that people living in Spain live the longest out of all EU countries with life expectancy at 82.8 years which places the country as fourth worldwide for longevity. The cost of caring for Spaniards? Just 2000€ per person per year. With the recent news that the government is to return Spain to a free healthcare system for everyone, resident or not, the encouraging news is that this improves productivity, adding to a country’s wealth. This year sees the UK in 35th position out of the 56 countries surveyed, down 14 places from 2017. Cont p.6
Rising property prices – cause for celebration or concern?
The latest press releases indicate that prices in Spain have risen by more than 10% in a year for the first time since 2007. Is this a time for celebration or concern, both at the statistic and
how it was calculated?
2007 was the start of the crash in prices that continued until 2014 and have only gradually stabilised for the average property, but recently soared for the most popular. And who is buying the most popular?
Well, investors are the ones with the unlimited money and the result is seen in the increasing rents that are needed to give them the required return. This results in a price increase ripple down the market, essential workers can’t find places to live and the authorities
have started to consider legislation to prevent it. Legislating rarely corrects a market and, whilst aimed at one sector, can compound and make another worse. Cont page 7..