The Local Spain https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Jaen mayor halves €1,000 salary to help poor The mayor of a Spanish municipality in the province of Jaen has slashed his €1,000 monthly salary by half and is donating the money to needy families in the area. https://www.thelocal.es/20130607/jaen-mayor-halves-1000-salary-to-help-poor Fri, 07 Jun 2013 13:47:36 +0200 jaen-mayor-halves-1000-salary-to-help-poor Rich-poor divide grows fastest in Spain The income gap between rich and poor families widened faster in Spain than in any other of the 34 members of the international economic organization OECD, a new study reports. https://www.thelocal.es/20130516/spain-tops-table-for-inequality-growth Thu, 16 May 2013 13:53:00 +0200 spain-tops-table-for-inequality-growth