Sometimes the price of freedom can be hotly disputed. Consider spain. Not every catalan believes that freedom means independence. As a result, many communities, where some residents call for unity, while others insist on independence, are being torn apart, like in the village of montblanc. Narrator his olives are nearly ripe. Pep andreu is hoping the Catalonian Independence movement will also soon bear fruit. Here in montblanc theyve been fighting to split from the rest of spain for a long time. They believe catalonia shouldnt have to keep paying for the economic failure of other regions. Were always the ones who pay. Its not right. Financial plans need to be fairer. If someone produces more, they should see more returns. Narrator most people in the small town of montblanc favor Catalonian Independence, even though the king bears the title duke of montblanc. The City Government wants to revoke that title. Pedro navarros parents are andalusian, and even though he identifies as catalan,
Consider spain. Not every catalan believes that freedom means independence. As a result, many communities, where some residents call for unity, while others insist on independence, are being torn apart, like in the village of montblanc. Narrator his olives are nearly ripe. Pep andreu is hoping the Catalonian Independence movement will also soon bear fruit. Here in montblanc theyve been fighting to split from the rest of spain for a long time. They believe catalonia shouldnt have to keep paying for the economic failure of other regions. Were always the ones who pay. Its not right. Financial plans need to be fairer. If someone produces more, they should see more returns. Narrator most people in the small town of montblanc favor Catalonian Independence, even though the king bears the title duke of montblanc. The City Government wants to revoke that title. Pedro navarros parents are andalusian, and even though he identifies as catalan, hes not in favor of independence. He has a machinery a
To change that, the government has sent out an army of tax inspectors to shake things up by visiting businesses unannounced. Our reporter oliver sallet went along with two of them. Reporter when night falls in athens, tina papoiti and nikos tsepenekos start their patrol through the amusement district of plaka. The two inspectors are on the lookout for tax dodgers. Their suspicions are aroused in this cocktail bar. There are no bills on the tables. Reporter it looks as if the owner is selling his drinks off the books. Good evening. We are tax fraud inspectors. Could you please give me a bill for ten cents . Reporter each bill lists how many receipts were issued that day, an important clue for the inspectors. Many guests dont ask for a bill. And with vat at 24 , the temptation is great to pocket the cash. No, thats not a bill. Just an order. Just 32 bills for the entire day . Lets have a closer look around. Reporter this is the second time the owner of this bar has been caught out. His f
To change that, the government has sent out an army of tax inspectors to shake things up by visiting businesses unannounced. Our reporter oliver sallet went along with two of them. Reporter when night falls in athens, tina papoiti and nikos tsepenekos start their patrol through the amusement district of plaka. The two inspectors are on the lookout for tax dodgers. Their suspicions are aroused in this cocktail bar. There are no bills on the tables. Reporter it looks as if the owner is selling his drinks off the books. Good evening. We are tax fraud inspectors. Could you please give me a bill for ten cents . Reporter each bill lists how many receipts were issued that day, an important clue for the inspectors. Many guests dont ask for a bill. And with vat at 24 , the temptation is great to pocket the cash. No, thats not a bill. Just an order. Just 32 bills for the entire day . Lets have a closer look around. Reporter this is the second time the owner of this bar has been caught out. His f
Many people in her village knew what was happening and did nothing to prevent it. Thats because that area of southern italy is in the firm control of a local mafia family, and one of the alleged rapists is the son of a powerful mafia boss, who is serving time in prison. The problem is that local people still dont want to face up to what happened, as our reporter ellen trapp has been finding out. Now, for her own safety the girl herself isnt able to talk, so some of these scenes have been reconstructed. Ellen melito di porto salvo, a town of 12,000 in southern calabria, is a mafia stronghold. A young girl is said to have been raped here by seven or more young men, repeatedly, for years from the time she was 13. Well call her lucia. Many people here are said to have known about it and looked away. We struck up a conversation with a local daycare teacher. But when our talk turned to the rapes, she clammed up. I cant understand you. Ellen the mayor, giuseppe meduri, defends his community.