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 Spain's rich–poor divide fastest growing in Europe The gap between rich and poor has grown faster in Spain during the crisis than in any other country in Europe, but many austerity measures have helped put the brakes on this process, a new IMF report argues. https://www.thelocal.es/20140314/spanish-inequality-is-worlds-fastest-growing Fri, 14 Mar 2014 13:06:00 +0100 spanish-inequality-is-worlds-fastest-growing Spain slashes sales tax on art Spain's government Friday slashed a tax on sales of works of art as a "first step" to help the cultural industry, which has been howling about the impact of a 21-percent sales tax. https://www.thelocal.es/20140126/spain-slashes-sales-tax-on-art Sun, 26 Jan 2014 15:00:00 +0100 spain-slashes-sales-tax-on-art