subsidies

subsidies, taxes and public transport

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Were you thinking of getting gas this week? Everything indicates that it is best that you do it as soon as possible. Since last February 28, when the United States attacked Iran, the pieces began to move. Hormuz was put at risk, oil and gas rose and service stations were already beginning to charge more money for a liter of gasoline. Since then, an idea has been floating around: can the Government do something about the rise in gasoline? The facts. Only a few hours had passed since first American bombing when the most cautious began to fill the tanks of their cars. Of course, the fear of a general increase in gasoline was already floating in the air. Just a handful of days later, has been confirmed. And although the average price of gasoline has not yet reached 1.60 euros/liter, a good number of gas stations already show much higher prices. Especially in the big cities and in the big corridorswhere replacement is more common, prices have risen more strongly. A solution? At the moment, the Government has not made major statements about what measures may be applied if the price of fuel becomes too expensive. The Minister of Economy, Carlos Body, for the moment he has limited himself to saying who are considering applying “a shield for our citizens and companies.” The statements do not say much and it has not been clear if it is about trying to lower the price of fuel for final consumers, if only lowering the price for transporters or, if necessary, applying other types of alternative measures such as lowering the price of public transport. As was already done in 2022. Help with the purchase. The most obvious measure that the State can apply if necessary is a purchase subsidy. In fact, gas stations, aware that this could make them advance the money as happened four years ago, They have been warning the Government that they would be against. However, its activation in 2022 left some doubts: Aid to public transport. In parallel with aid for the purchase of fuel, the Government tried to promote the use of public transport with very substantial price reductions. The use of this means of transportation skyrocketed. Renfe even spoke of an increase in travelers of between 25 and 40% and 1.5 million requests for new free passes. Measures that, due to their application, also had their shadows: And measures that have been extended over time. One of the problems that the Government has is that aid for public transport has been extended over the years. More or less reluctantly, some autonomous communities have maintained the reductions in the price of season tickets. Aid that was also extended to bus services. By 2026, the Government announced a single pass for all of Spain. For 60 euros (30 if you are under 26 years old) you can use the entire medium-distance network, Cercanías, Rodalies and buses (in which the State provides the service). That is to say, there is little room to propose something much cheaper without putting the viability of the service at risk. Taxes? It is another possibility but it seems very complicated for this to be applied. On a liter of gasoline, there are two types of taxes that the Government can reduce to lower the price of a liter of fuel: the Special Tax on Hydrocarbons and VAT. Right now, each liter of fuel is taxed by a general and regional section (which is linear) in the Special Tax on Hydrocarbons, remaining as follows: Unleaded gasoline 98: 0.504 euros/liter. Unleaded gasoline 95: 0.473 euros/liter Diesel: 0.379 euros/liter. To the price, after applying the tax and the cost at which the company wants to sell, 21% VAT is applied. The problem is that these types of measures are considered ineffective for public coffers (lower collection) and The European Union has been demanding from Spain for some time that raises the price of diesel. A measure that would involve eliminating the current bonus that this fuel has in the tax outlined above and that has been repeatedly ignored from our country. Photo | engin arkyut In Xataka | There is a hidden war to sell us the cheapest possible gasoline. One that Ballenoil and Plenergy already dominate

Chinese government subsidies policies

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Apple’s relationship with discounts in the West is different from that of most of its rivals, an almost philosophical issue. The PVP of its products remains practically unchanged throughout the life cycle. There are no more headphones iPhone offers, discount checks or promotional launch offers. There is a product with a price, and point. This strategy, key to preserving its margins, is flying through the air in Asia. Apple has had to surrender again to China to stop your vacuum drop. What happened. For the first time, Apple has begun to apply subsidies policy to electronic products within its primary distribution channel. In other words, Apple’s own website and its own stores have started showing They have selected products for a discount of up to 2,000 yuan (250 euros). iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and Mac. Apple has not left a single product outside of Chinese subsidies, a movement that meets a very specific need of the company in China: stop collapsed in sales. Why it is important. Until now, Apple had only applied subsidies policy through third parties, in distributors such as JD.com and Tmall. A strategy to boost sales of key products like the iPhone keeping PVP intact in its primary sales channels. That Apple begins to apply offers in its most visible and direct portals attend to a crisis situation in China, with national rivals about to expel it from the Top 5. Why is it not surprising. Apple broke its golden rule at the beginning of 2025lowering the price of the iPhone in 500 yuan less than half a year of its launch. An unusual movement as a symptom of the battle to maintain its market share in a key country for the company. Although his brand philosophy is strong, Apple is willing to go through certain tolls to maintain its competitiveness in China. Their shipments fell 9% year -on -year and It is the only Top 5 that goes back in quota. Between 2023 and 2025, Apple’s sales have fallen in China, going from being the first manufacturer in the country to survive for staying in the top 5. companies such as Huawei and Xiaomi struggle for number one, and rivals such as honor, oppa and living touch 15% who threatens to take Apple from Top Tier. What’s happening. McGee points out in his book “Apple in China” How the iPhone ended up becoming a status symbol in China. Apple did everything possible to adapt to the local ecosystem, and managed know-how (Engineers, own equipment in foreign factories, titanic investment). At the same time, China is a country that has been fighting for its technological independence decades. A struggle that has become even more fierce with the recent tariff tensions imposed by the United States. Huawei has, since its launch, being a pillar for the Chinese technology industry, and in these last two years the country has turned to it. Your sales figures are triggeredand its Alcista Trend For the next months in mobile phones it seems unstoppable. It does not seem enough. The subsidy policy in China allows to apply discounts of up to 15% for products of less than 6,000 yuan (about 720 euros to change) and up to 20% for products of less than 10,000 yuan (1,200 euros to change), something that will allow Apple to boost sales in key products such as iPhone 15 and 16. Despite this, the growth of rivals like Huawei does not seem to have limits, at a time when geopolitical tensions are redoubled national support for the Chinese manufacturer. Image | Glaber 7 In Xataka | China is flooding from devices without a trace of Android. Huawei is the main responsible

A US nuclear power plant was going to close after running out of subsidies. Mark Zuckerberg has taken the opportunity to keep it

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Training large models of artificial intelligence consumes so much energy that technology companies are “appropriate” of nuclear power plants. Goal saves a nuclear power plant. Goal, the Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp matrix, He has just signed an agreement which symbolizes paradigm shift. The company led by Mark Zuckerberg has saved a nuclear power plant that had the days of a 20 -year contract. Constellation Energy Corp., the largest nuclear operator in the United States, will supply 1,121 megawatts of energy from its Central de Clinton, in Illinois, directly to the target data centers. The contract will begin in mid -2027 and will be in force until 2047. It is not a casual date. 2027 is when the state subsidy that kept the Clinton nuclear power plant. To understand it you have to rewind 10 years until 2017. At that time, the Clinton Power Station, like so many other nuclear centrals in the US, was on the tightrope. Unable to compete with the low prices of natural gas and the rise of renewables, its then owner, Exelon, threatened to close it. Only an intervention in extremis From the Illinois government, which approved a 10 -year subsidies package, the oxygen ball it needed. A Big Tech knocked on the door. Finally, it will be a technological giant, in full boom of generative artificial intelligence, which stays with the Illinois Central. Total goal consumption It has been quasite Between 2019 and 2023. Training and operating generative AI models requires giant data centers running at full performance 24 hours a day. This is where the main weakness of renewable energy sources is shown, such as photovoltaic or wind solar: despite being a key piece of the stark strategy of technology companies, their intermittency makes them an insufficient option. Nuclear energy, with a massive and stable supply, complete the puzzle allowing companies to maintain their commitments to be neutral in carbon emissions. Goal is not alone. The goal is the last one, but it is not an isolated case. Rather, it is the confirmation of a strategic trend that has been consolidated in the last two years. Technological giants have gone from signing energy purchase agreements with renewables to actively seek the stability of atomic energy. In a movement similar to Microsoft, Microsoft signed an agreement with Constellation for Reactivate Reactor 1 of the Three Mile Island Central (famous for the accident of your reactor 2). The Central, which had been closed in 2019, now feeds the Azure data centers for AI. Amazon Web Services has moved directly to a nuclear power plant. In March 2024 bought for 650 million dollars A gigantic data center adjacent to the Susquehanna plant, in Pennsylvania. The agreement guarantees 960 MW of direct energy for its AI operations. Image | Constellation Energy, Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook) In Xataka | Japan’s energy gauge: after trying to become independent from its nuclear, it has had to back down

What is and how the app works to find aid, scholarships and subsidies of the creators of my citizen folder

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Let’s explain What is and how the app works Help linesa public administration tool created by those responsible for My citizen folder. It is a new tool to centralize procedures, in this case related to aid you can get. We are going to start the article explaining what this application is and what you can do with it. Then we will tell you how it works and how you can use it to request various types of help, either to train or to undertake, independent or other things. What is the Aid lines app Help lines is an official application of public administration. It seeks to centralize information on all kinds of aid that the government gives, as well as scholarships or subsidies. Therefore, it is another application as interesting as My citizen folder either Midgt. In this application you can find subsidies, aid, scholarships and awards from all administrations. Therefore, it is basically an index to find this type of aid. The application has a search engine With various types of filters and options. You can search only in some provinces or specific communities, choose the type of aid, the convening body, or the subject with which it is related. Even if you have already heard of some help you will be able to search for your reference number. For the rest, it is a fairly simple application. Your interface is clear, in each type of help you have A complete description including the deadline to request it, and little else. It serves what it serves, it does well, and that’s it. How to use help lines The first thing you have to do is download application Help linesavailable In Google Play For Android and In the App Store From your iPhone. It is a totally free application, and that you do not need to log in. When opening the app for the first time you will have to accept the privacy agreements and their terms and conditions of use. The application itself is very simple. You only have three sections, one start with information about the latest aids issued, the Search and Favorites section. In the main one, you will see all subsidies, awards, aid, scholarships in general nationwide, as well as its location, responsible administration and the term date. If you enter the search engineyou can make simple searches or use the advanced ones. In the advanced searches section you will have many fields that you can specify, including subjects, type of aid, the convening organ or the geographical scope, in addition to the publication or limit dates. In the geographical field you can choose national, international or those of concrete autonomous communities. Everything to try to refine the type of help to the maximum and why you need it or where. When you press one of the aid you will enter your file. In it you will have all the information, including description of the aid and the beneficiaries to know if you can opt for it. Also the convening organ, the geographical scope or the deadlines. In addition, you will have external links to expand the information entering the aid website or to request it directly. Finally, at the top of the file you have options to share it or to mark help as a favorite and thus be able to access from the corresponding section without having to look for it again. In Xataka Basics | New public transport aid: free fertilizers and with discounts that return to 2025

Spain made the subsidies covered to Ryanair an art. Now another country follows its path: Morocco

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Ryanair will stop offering 800,000 places This summer of 2025 in Spain. It was an announcement that fell like a bomb in the middle of the dispute that government and airline have open in relation to the rates that Aena charges the companies that operate in their airports. According to Ryanair, Las Aena rates They are abusive and from the company that manages Spanish airports they defend themselves ensuring that they are essential to guarantee, among other services, the security or cleaning of the facilities. The problem is that Aena had these frozen rates from 2021 and thus had to remain until 2026. However, last year they rose and although The CNMC frozen the rate againnow companies pay 4.9% more than before. In the middle of the dispute, Ryanair was also fined by the State for breaching, in his opinion, the regulations of the hand luggage. Together with other low-cost companies such as Vueling, Norweigan, Easyjet or Volotea, the Irish company was punished but it was also the one that took the worst part: a sanction of 107.78 million euros. This cluster of circumstances led the company to press where it hurts the most in Spanish air mobility: Provinces airports. Ryanair announced that he partially abandoned the airports of Vigo, Santiago, Zaragoza, Asturias and Santander. But, above all, he announced that he was completely left by Jerez and Valladolid. The movement has not been there because In its February statementRyanair already announced that he considered taking action in the same direction if the context did not change. A threat that has recently reiterated. However, then Eddie Wilson, his CEO, already pointed out that “Aena’s decision not to encourage airlines to use the missed capacity of their regional airports has forced Ryanair to relocate aircraft and capacity in more competitive European markets, such as Italy, Sweden, Croatia, Hungary and Morocco, where governments encourage actively growth. “ Now we check the consequences. Empty seats “Ryanair’s airplanes They will attend where there is business opportunity, whether by direct market or by public subsidy. “This is how Víctor P. currás summarizes in The Faro de Vigo The situation with which they have been found in the Galician city with the 61% reduction of the activity of the Irish company in its city. When Wilson pointed out that they would fly to countries “where governments incentive” did not lie. Ryanair has closed a line between Vigo and Barcelona that maintained an average occupation of 90% in favor of a New route to Morocco where just 9% of the seats are busy. These flights are those corresponding to the route that Ryanair has opened with origin in Madrid or Lanzarote and destination Daklha, a Moroccan city in the Sahara that is trying to promote itself as an active tourism. It is another measure within a project you want Transform the city into an economic complex reference in the area. The intention is to turn the city into a showcase for the world during the 2030 World Cup (What Morocco shares with Spain). This is the reason why Ryanair flies with such a low occupation to the Moroccan city. Fatim-Zahra Ammor, Minister of Tourism of Morocco, announced the arrival of the company A few months ago. Behind, obviously, a juicy subsidy in the form of an advertising contract for Ryanair. They collect in the Galician environment that the occupation rate has been poor. The best data has arrived from Madrid with just over 50% occupation. However, the reserved places have been deflating on the Route of Lanzarote to the point of not even reaching 10% of the total offer. This way of acting is nothing less new. In fact, in eldiario.es They explained well that the subsidies camouflaged as advertising contracts to keep the routes in provincial airports alive are a constant for years. By suppuerto, Ryanair has benefited in this way to act. Three examples. The Cantabria government delivered 18 million euros in public promotion to Ryanair. Vigo maintained a route with London in exchange for a disbursement of 625,000 euros in the form of an advertising contract. With the suppression of this connection, Vigo wants sanction the airline with more than 17,000 euros for breaking the contract unilaterally. In 2019, Ryanair maintained routes in Spain by value of 239 million euros of public moneyaccording to ELECONOMIST. Ryanair now applies in Morocco the same formula he has applied in Spain. The company has used Spanish airports in the provinces to press and, aware that New aircraft will not reach them In the short term, these advertising contracts are especially juicy when reorganizing their routes. Photo | Nastya Dulhiier In Xataka | Ryanair does not “fine” if you lose your flight: simply relieved you in the following for a cost of 100 euros

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