The announcement by the Government in Spain that sales tax is to increase due to pressure from Europe comes as little surprise after months of rumours. The date for introduction will finally be 1 September 2012 and consumer organisations estimate that families will have to find an extra 415€ per year just to cover the increase. ...

At Money Saver Spain we like to empower our visitors with information to make their own decisions. However, we sometimes come up against areas that are just too complicated or that each individual is affected in a different way. This is the case with UK Pension Schemes (or Plans), as it seems that every year, in the UK, there are new laws, new regulations, new ideas or changes to pension plans or schemes. T ...

Too many people stick with their current bank in Spain because it just seems like too much trouble to swap over. However, customer service isn’t that great in the majority of banks and it can be frustrating to see deals only being offered to new customers when you’ve never even been a cent overdrawn. Until a few years ago, incentives for changing bank were limited to a couple of bathrobes or a set of frying ...

In times of recession if you have to rent a car you might be looking to save on insurance, on the other hand car rental companies will be looking even harder to see if there’s any minor damage on returned cars. Rental cars come with basic insurance and normally the customer will be offered an additional policy in order to reduce the excess. The additional insurance can often be around 10€ a day, leading to ...