Overview
- Local tax inspectors warn of a near €2 billion shortfall in 2025 waste finances, citing costs of €5.325bn versus €3.488bn in planned revenue and predicting years of litigation.
- Consumer group FACUA launches an online platform to seek reimbursements, flagging alleged irregularities in cities including Madrid and six provincial capitals in Castilla y León.
- Vitoria-Gasteiz studies 1,177 administrative appeals after an average 80% increase was billed to households and businesses under the new levy.
- Municipal responses diverge sharply, with proposals and decisions ranging from Cieza’s planned 48%–116% rise to Ondarroa’s 380% hike for tourist apartments, while El Verger cuts standard household bills but sets €535 for tourist flats.
- Santoña’s municipal secretary advises the 2026 rollout cannot proceed as drafted because it would collect above the real service cost, underscoring legal hurdles to immediate application.